Searching the Pinus taeda foliar mycobiome for emerging pathogens among brown spot needle blight and needlecast outbreaks in the Southeast United States
Colton D. Meinecke, Afaq M.M. Niyas, Elizabeth McCarty, Tania Quesada, Jason A. Smith, Caterina Villari
This study identifies fungi associated with recent needle disease outbreaks in loblolly pine, finding Lecanosticta acicola in western areas and multiple pathogens linked to symptom variation.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology