Endophytic occurrence of Sphaceloma murrayae on white willow (Salix alba) in Italy.

摘要

Despite being considered a common disease in countries such as New Zealand, Argentina and the United States, the occurrence in Europe of grey scab of willows incited by Sphaceloma murrayae has been reported quite recently, and to date no observation concerns Italy. An endophytic isolate of this foliar pathogen was recovered from the secondary branch of a white willow tree (Salix alba) in Basilicata. This finding represents the first documented report of S. murrayae from Italy and of its endophytic occurrence in S. alba.