The Role of Mycangial Fungi Associated with Ambrosia Beetles () in Fig Wilt Disease: Dual Inoculation of and Can Bring Fig Saplings to Early Symptom Development.

The ambrosia beetle, , is a wood-boring pest and a vector of , a pathogenic fungus causing fig () wilt disease (FWD) in Japan. The ambrosia fungi, and , have been frequently isolated from heads (including mycangia) of wild and reared adult female , respectively. However, the exact mechanisms driving FWD as well as the interactions between and in fig orchard remain unclear.

The Ficus erecta genome aids Ceratocystis canker resistance breeding in common fig (F. carica).

Ficus erecta, a wild relative of the common fig (F. carica), is a donor of Ceratocystis canker resistance in fig breeding programmes. Interspecific hybridization followed by recurrent backcrossing is an effective method to transfer the resistance trait from wild to cultivated fig.