Species Associated with Apple Bitter Rot and Leaf Spot: A Comprehensive Overview.

Species of the genus are among the most important plant pathogens globally, as they are capable of infecting many hosts-apple ( spp.) and other fruit and woody plant species-but also vegetable crops, cereals, legumes, and other annual and perennial herbaceous plants. The apple ( spp.

Alternaria species on revealed as potential inoculum source for solanaceous crops in Serbia.

Alternaria pathogens are a global agronomic challenge affecting the health of Solanaceae crops. Crop debris, seeds, and perennial weeds are potential inoculum reservoirs, but knowledge on their relative importance remains limited. Plants of Convolvulus arvensis showing early blight and brown leaf spot symptoms were collected from in and around potato and tomato fields in Serbia, grown both in open conditions and in tunnels, in the late season of 2021 - 2022.

species associated with postharvest blue mold rots of garlic in Serbia.

Garlic ( L.) is an important plant because of its medicinal and gastronomical benefits. The host can be affected by different plant pathogens, among which species are one of the most important rot agents, of stored garlic and other stored food products.

Application of artificial neural networks to classify Avena fatua and Avena sterilis based on seed traits: insights from European Avena populations primarily from the Balkan Region.

Background: Avena fatua and A. sterilis are challenging to distinguish due to their strong similarities. However, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) can effectively extract patterns and identify these species.

First report of causing anthracnose on pear fruit in Serbia.

European pear ( L.) is one of the most important fruits in Serbia, with a total production of 55,938 tonnes in 2021 (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia). In November 2021, pear fruits (cv.

Germination and the Initial Seedling Growth of Lettuce, Celeriac and Wheat Cultivars after Micronutrient and a Biological Application Pre-Sowing Seed Treatment.

Seed treatments with zinc, boron, biostimulant Coveron and MIX (zinc + boron + Coveron) were applied to three lettuce and three celeriac cultivars. Seeds of three wheat cultivars were treated under laboratory conditions with and eight spp. Seed germination, seedling growth, and the presence of the following pathogens were determined: sp.

Characterization of pv. , Causal Agent of Citrus Blast of Mandarin in Montenegro.

Citrus blast caused by bacterium is a very important disease of citrus occuring in many areas of the world, but with few data about genetic structure of the pathogen involved. Considering the above fact, this study reports genetic characterization of 43 isolates obtained from plant tissue displaying citrus blast symptoms on mandarin () in Montenegro, using multilocus sequence analysis of , , and gene sequences. Gene sequences from a collection of 54 reference pathotype strains of from the Plant Associated and Environmental Microbes Database (PAMDB) was used to establish a genetic relationship with our isolates obtained from mandarin.