Publications by authors named "Alberto Fiorenza"
Avocado () represents an important emerging tropical crop in Italy, especially in the southern regions. In this study, young plants of avocado showing symptoms of stem and wood lesion, and dieback, were investigated. Isolations from symptomatic tissues consistently yielded colonies of -like species.
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- The Indian laurel-leaf fig is a common ornamental tree in urban Italy, particularly in areas like Catania and Siracusa.
- Recent surveys have identified a new disease affecting about 9% of mature trees, characterized by branch cankers and dieback.
- Fungal isolates from affected trees revealed three pathogenic species, marking the first reported case of this disease impacting Indian laurel-leaf figs in Europe.
Passion fruit ( Sims.) is an ever-increasing interest crop in Italy because it is mainly cultivated for its edible fruit and, secondly, as an ornamental evergreen climber. During the summer of 2020, two-year-old plants of purple passion fruit in one of the most important expanding production areas of Sicily (southern Italy) showed symptoms of yellowing, wilting, and vascular discoloration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey lime () is an emerging crop in Italy, especially in the Southern regions, where the environmental conditions are suitable for its cultivation. A field survey in Sicily in a commercial orchard of Key lime revealed the widespread presence of water-soaked spots and sunken/dry lesions at the stylar-end, mainly in pre-harvest condition. Water-soaked spots were attributed to , an agent of sour rot on spp.
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