Decoding the complete genome of the fungus responsible for Cercospora leaf spot in olive trees Collaboration between the UCO's Agronomy and Genetics departments was key to sequencing the genome of this pathogen, which is responsible for losses of up to €50 million per year. Cercospora leaf…

Decoding the complete #genome of the #fungus responsible for #Cercospora leaf spot in #olive #trees ...

| #fungi | #pathogen | #CercosporaLeafSpot | #Pseudocercospora | Via @sciencex.bsky.social

Fig. 1. Different locations for allo-inoculum measurements (yellow points), weather station (blue points), and Piche evaporation measurements (pink points). The orange polygons are the commercial plantation of banana (background image from GéoMartinique, Provider Institut national de l’information géographique et forestière [IGN]). SED, stage evolution of the disease.

Editor’s Pick: Lucile Delatouche et al. explored the magnitude and the time of action of weather factors on the allo-inoculum dynamics of #Pseudocercospora fijiensis in Martinique. Learn more: https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0342-RE

#JJC2026 Marine Seidel @phimresearch.bsky.social shows that microclimatic conditions influence the #inoculum composition and concentrations of #Pseudocercospora #fijiensis conidia and ascospores in a #banana plot

Symptoms and signs of Pseudocercorspora pini-densiflorae (yellowish bands and black stomata) on a 2-years-old seedling on Pinus thunbergii

🌲 #Pseudocercospora pini-densiflorae is a pathogen of conifers, impacting both urban and forest ecosystems.

🔎 Early detection is essential to prevent spread and mitigate ecological and economic impacts.

EFSA #StoryMap 🔗 link.europa.eu/bWC3cG

🌱#PlantHealth #PestSurveyCard #SurveillanceNetwork