<em>Gnomoniopsis castanea</em> is the main agent of chestnut nut rot in Switzerland

Nuts of sweet chestnut have been an important food source for the alpine population in Switzerland since the Middle Ages and are still valued today for the preparation of traditional food commodities. Nut quality is reduced by insect damage and by various pathogenic fungi. In the last few years, pr...

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Main Authors: Francesca DENNERT, Giovanni BROGGINI, Cesare GESSLER, Michelangelo STORARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2015-07-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5612