Occurrence of pvs. actinidiae, actinidifoliorum and Other Strains on Kiwifruit in Northern Spain.

pv. actinidiae (Psa), the agent causing bacterial canker of kiwifruit, has been present in the Principality of Asturias (PA), Northern Spain, since 2013, although with restricted distribution. In this study, 53 strains collected in kiwifruit orchards in PA during the period 2014-2020 were characterized by a polyphasic approach including biochemical and phylogenetic analysis.

Characterization of Fusarium circinatum from Pinus spp. in northern Spain.

Pitch canker caused by Fusarium circinatum was recently reported on Pinus spp. in Spain. In this study, a collection of 157 isolates of F.