OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Forest Pathology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Botryosphaeriaceae species causing canker and dieback of English walnut (Juglans regia) in Italy	21
Lignin nanoparticles containing essential oils for controlling Phytophthora cactorum diseases	18
Foliar nematode, Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii, population dynamics in leaves and buds of beech leaf disease‐affected trees in Canada and the US	16
Oil palm survival under climate change in Kalimantan and alternative SE Asian palm oil countries with future basal stem rot assessments	15
A framework to evaluate climate effects on forest tree diseases	14
Occurrence and diversity of Phytophthora species in declining broadleaf forests in western Ukraine	12
Development of a TaqMan qPCR assay for the detection and quantification of Gnomoniopsis castaneae in chestnut tissues	11
Blue‐stain fungi isolated from freshly felled Scots pine logs in Poland, including Leptographium sosnaicola sp. nov	10
Oil palm survival under climate change in Malaysia with future basal stem rot assessments	10
Agrobacterium pusense, a new plant tumour‐inducing pathogen isolated from Lawson cypress	9
Genetic recombination in Teratosphaeriadestructans causing a new disease outbreak in Malaysia	9
Iberian oak decline caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi: A spatiotemporal analysis incorporating the effect of host heterogeneities at landscape scale	9
Detection and spread of Phytophthora austrocedri within infected Juniperus communis woodland and diversity of co‐associated Phytophthoras as revealed by metabarcoding	9
First report of Calonectria cerciana causing leaf blight of Eucalyptus in northern India	9
A key effector, BxSapB2, plays a role in the pathogenicity of the pine wood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	9
First report of leaf spot on Elaeagnus pungens caused by Epicoccum latusicollum in China	9
A critical appraisal on the recurrence of sandalwood spike disease and its management practices	9
A HOPS protein, CfVps39, is required for appressorium formation, environmental stress response and vacuolar fusion of Colletotrichum fructicola	9
Terpene and resin acid contents in Scots pine stem lesions colonized by the rust fungus Cronartium pini	9
Monitoring foliar symptom expression in beech leaf disease through time	8
Differences in the virulence of Sphaeropsis sapinea strains originating from Scots pine and non‐pine hosts	8
First report of Lecanosticta acicola on pine and non‐pine hosts in Turkey	7
Isolation and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species from sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) stands in Slovakia	7
Chemical defence responses of Norway spruce to two fungal pathogens	6
A new, highly aggressive race of Austropuccinia psidii infects a widely planted, myrtle rust‐resistant, eucalypt genotype in Brazil	6

Anthropogenic and landscape features are associated with ink disease impact in Central Italy	6
Occurrence of Diaporthe species in Eucalyptus globulus, Pinus pinaster and Quercus suber in Portugal	6
Virulence of seven pathogenic bursaphelenchus xylophilus isolates in pinus pinaster and pinus radiata seedlings and its relation with multiplication	6
Xylem characteristics in Ulmus americana cultivars and their potential use as a preliminary screening method for Dutch elm disease resistance	6
Screening of Metrosideros polymorpha (‘ōhi‘a) varieties for resistance to Ceratocystis lukuohia	6
Occurrence of Dothistroma needle blight in Lithuania and Belarus: The risk posed to native Scots Pine forests	5
Epidemiological characterization of a disease associated with phytoplasmas in Andean oak, Quercus humboldtii Bonpland, in Bogotá—Colombia	5
Campsisgrandiflora as a new host species harbouring two novel 16SrI subgroups of phytoplasmas	5
Occurrence of Phytophthora species in riparian stands of black alder (Alnus glutinosa) in Slovakia	5
Powdery mildews on Quercus: A worldwide distribution and rediscovered holotype provide insights into the spread of these ecologically important pathogens	5
Phenolic compound concentrations in Picea abies wood as an indicator of susceptibility towards root pathogens	5
Phylogenetic and pathogenicity evaluation of the marasmioid fungus Marasmius palmivorus causing fruit bunch rot disease of oil palm	5
The influence of time, soil moisture and exogenous factors on the survival potential of oospores and chlamydospores of Phytophthora cinnamomi	5
Resistance evaluation of walnut (Juglans spp.) against Xanthomonas arboricola and the correlation between leaf structure and resistance	5
New hosts for Lecanosticta acicola and Dothistroma septosporum in newly established arboreta in Spain	5
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) as biomarkers for detection of Ceratocystis platani	4
Morphology and molecular phylogeny of a poorly known species—Erysiphe bulbouncinula (Erysiphaceae) on Koelreuteria paniculata	4
Genetic diversity of phytoplasmas associated with several bamboo species in India	4
Molecular characterization and functional analysis of akt‐1 in pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus	4
Bacterial shoot blight of sweet crab apple caused by Pseudomonas viridiflava	4
Applications of a conceptual framework to assess climate controls of forest tree diseases	4
Botryosphaeriaceae diversity on Eucalyptus clones in different climate zones of Indonesia	4
First report of Colletotrichum aeschynomenes causing anthracnose on Camellia oleifera in China	4
Damping‐off, root rot and wilting caused by Pythium myriotylum on Acacia crassicarpa in Sumatra, Indonesia	4
The effect of Melampsorella caryophyllacearum (fir broom rust) on the morphological and anatomical traits of Abies nordmanniana subsp. equi‐trojani	4
Assessment of dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium sichuanense) infection in spruce trees by using hyperspectral data	4
First report on the occurrence of Phytophthoraobscura on Acerpseudoplatanus in Slovakia	3
Fusarium spp. diversity associated with symptomatic Acacia koa in Hawaiʽi	3
Rigidoporus microporus and the white root rot disease of rubber	3
Isolation and identification ofRahnella victorianaassociated with bacterial canker ofEucalyptusin Iran	3
The natural persistence and distribution of the proposed biological control agent Verticillium nonalfalfae on Ailanthus altissima in Virginia, USA	3
The true nature of Ganoderma in Iran: Taxonomy based on ITS and mtSSU rDNA	3
The potential diversity of vegetative compatibility types in the population of Cryphonectria parasitica in Turkey	3
Non‐linear reduction of photosynthetic ability in oak trees infected with Tubakia koreana causing Quercus leaf blight	3
Early detection of the oak wilt fungus (Bretziella fagacearum) using trapped nitidulid beetle vectors	3
Symptom development and mortality rates caused by Armillaria ostoyae in juvenile mixed conifer stands in British Columbia’s southern interior region	3
First report on the Dutch elm disease pathogen Ophiostoma novo‐ulmi from Latvia	3
Hyperparasitism by Sphaerellopsis macroconidialis may lower over‐wintering survival of Uromycladium acaciae	3
Clonal resistance of rubber tree to Colletotrichum spp.	3
Susceptibility of germinating seedlings of European and Eurasian populations ofPinus sylvestristo damping‐off caused byFusarium circinatum	3
Diagnostic markers for Teratosphaeria destructans and closely related species	3
Identification of Melia azedarach and Eucalyptus camaldulensis as natural hosts and reservoirs of phytoplasmas in India	3
Leaf morphological and physiological variations in response to canopy dieback of Persian Oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.)	3
First detection ofBursaphelenchus abietinusandB. andrassyiin Italy	3
Population structure of Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. sensu stricto in Pinus brutia Ten. in south‐western Turkey	3
Genetic diversity and population structure of Chrysoporthe deuterocubensis isolates from Melastoma and Eucalyptus in Malaysia and Indonesia	3
Transformation of western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) tree crowns by dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium tsugense, Viscaceae)	3
Growth and canopy traits affected by myrtle rust (Austropuccinia psidii Winter) in Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla	3
Phylogeography and host range of Armillaria gallica in riparian forests of the northern Great Plains, USA	3
Transferring an Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation protocol across eight genera in the Ceratocystidaceae	3

Ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) can directly transmit the fungal pathogens responsible for Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death	3
A potential role for Botryosphaeria parva (Anamorph Neofusicoccum parvum) in plane tree (Platanus orientalis) decline in İstanbul, Turkey	3
Monitoring of long‐term tolerance of European ash to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in clonal seed orchards in Sweden	3
Antagonistic effect in vitro of three commercial strains of Bacillus sp. against the forest pathogen Diplodia corticola	2
Phytophthora plurivora and Phytophthora pseudocryptogea isolated from soils supporting declining oaks (Quercus robur L.) in İstanbul, Turkey	2
Decay fungi associated with cavity excavation by a large South American woodpecker	2
Susceptibility of silver birch and black alder to several Phytophthora species isolated from soils in declining broadleaf forests in western Ukraine	2
Potential of the fumigant ethanedinitrile to kill the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus) and other forest pathogens	2
First report of Ceratocystis fimbriata causing wilt on Gmelina arborea in Costa Rica	2
First report of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum siamense on Hibiscus tiliaceus in Brazil	2
Formal description of Phytophthora novae‐guineae sp. nov., a Clade 5 species	2
A phytoplasma survey reveals the presence of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’ in Ulmus spp. and Acer pseudoplatanus in Belgium	2
Cryptostroma corticale, the causal agent of sooty bark disease of maple, appears widespread in western Washington State, USA	2
Detection method for Fusarium torreyae the canker pathogen of the critically endangered Florida torreya, Torreya taxifolia	2
Association of Neofusicoccum parvum with leaf scorch on Cinnamomum cassia in China	2
The introduction of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus to Northern Ireland and the subsequent development of ash dieback	2
First report of Colletotrichum fructicola causing leaf spots on Liriodendron chinense × tulipifera in China	2
First report of Quambalaria eucalypti in young Eucalyptus plants in field conditions in Brazil	2
X‐ray computed tomography of severed root wounds of Prunus serrulata and Zelkova serrata	2
Isolation and identification of Esteya vermicola and its potential for controlling pinewood nematode	2
Ceratocystisand related genera causing wilt of Cunninghamia lanceolataYunnan, China	2
Aggressiveness and screening for host responses in yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) clones to a wilt disease caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata	2
Transmission of Verticillium nonalfalfae via root contact from inoculated Ailanthus altissima in close‐to‐nature conditions	2
Effects of inter‐specific crossbreeding between the invasive pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and native B. mucronatus on morphology and reproduction of the hybrid o	2
Epicuticular wax content of western white pine is involved in Cronartium ribicola resistance	2
Identification of a 16SrIX‐B phytoplasma strain associated with Daphne mucronata phyllody in Iran	2
Biochemical changes in Quercus robur L. leaves after Erysiphe alphitoides infection	2
Early infection by Phytophthora agathidicida up‐regulates photosynthetic activity in Agathis australis seedlings	2
Taxonomical re‐examination of the genus Phyllosticta—Parasitic fungi on Cupressaceae trees in Japan	2
Migration of pinewood nematode promotes the colonization of Esteya vermicola in pine tree	2
Detection and genetic variation analysis of apple chlorotic leaf spot virus and apple stem grooving virus in wild apple (Malus sieversii) from Xinjiang, China	1
New observations on occurrence and distribution of Bursaphelenchus spp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoididae) in conifers in Romania	1
Chrysoporthe puriensis causing canker and mortality in Pleroma mutabile in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil	1
New microsatellite markers for the population studies of Racodium therryanum, a causal agent of snow blight in Japan	1
Determination of vc and mating types of Cryphonectria parasitica isolates by multiplex PCR and their genetic diversity in 13 chestnut‐growing provinces of Turkey	1
Exploring variation in susceptibility to Phytophthora ramorum in Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi)	1
First reports of Calonectria pacifica and Ca. kyotensis in the soil from Camellia oleifera plantations in China	1
Electron microscopy and X‐ray microanalysis of Pinus thunbergii needles: Stomatal penetration by seawater and solutes	1
Prevalence of major wood‐decay Agaricomycetes in artificial, managed near‐natural and undisturbed forests of South Moravia, Czechia	1
First report of anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum siamense on Ligustrum japonicum ‘Howardii’ in Anqing, China	1
Preliminary survey of nematodes associated with broadleaved trees in İzmit Forest Management Directorate, Turkey	1
Response of balsam poplar to inoculation with Marssonina balsamiferae from Minnesota, USA	1
Detection of Cryphonectria hypovirus 1 in Cryphonectria parasitica isolates from Azerbaijan	1
Bioclimatic variables and their impact on the potential distribution of Brenneria goodwinii in Europe	1
Genetic resistance and tumour morphology in birch infected with Taphrina betulina	1
Fungal lesion length and expansion rate for the root pathogen Armillaria ostoyae in Douglas‐fir affecting root colonization and damage	1
Allele PaLAR3B in root rot resistance locus does not influence the infection pressure by Heterobasidion parviporum through root contacts	1
Natural infection of Pinus contorta var. latifolia, Pinus banksiana and their hybrid by Dothistroma septosporum in Alberta, Canada	1
Aqueous leaf extract of Ligustrum vulgare inhibits ascospore germination and mycelial growth of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	1
Identification, diversity and host specificity of the wood‐decay fungi in major sawmill depots of north‐eastern Bangladesh	1
Field ready: Development of a rapid LAMP‐based colorimetric assay for the causal agent of white pine blister rust, Cronartium ribicola	1
Erysiphe magnifica causes powdery mildew on Magnolia compressa	1
Colletotrichum (Ascomycota, Glomerellaceae) associated with native woody plants in natural ecosystems: What do we know?	1
Pseudoplagiostoma eucalypti: An emerging pathogen of Eucalyptus in northern India	1
The diversity and distribution of poroid wood‐inhabiting fungi of Chile is influenced by climate and host species	1
Asexual morph and molecular phylogeny of Phyllactinia rhoina on Choerospondias axillaris	1
First report of Exobasidium camelliae associated with fruit galls on Camellia japonica in Korea	1
Effects of Caliciopsis pinea inoculation with and without wounding on Pinus strobus	1
Pathogenicity of three Botryosphaeriaceae fungi, Diplodia scrobiculata, Diplodia mutila, and Dothiorella californica, isolated from coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in	1
Survival of Erwinia psidii in epiphytic, soil and eucalyptus leaf debris conditions	1
First report of Pseudomonas amygdali causing bacterial leaf spot of Mallotus japonicus in South Korea	1
Dimorphism and microcycle conidiation of Pseudocercospora pseudostigmina‐platani conidia from American sycamore	1
The effects of pine mistletoe (Viscum album subsp. austriacum) on the growth of Scots pine and Crimean pine in Turkey	1
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Outbreak of shoot blight and dieback of Eucalyptus spp., caused by Pseudoplagiostoma eucalypti in Brazil	1
Diplodia twig canker (Diplodia gallae) of northern red oak (Quercus rubra) in the northeastern United States	1
Identification of Corynespora cassiicola causing leaf spot on Syringa species	1
Occurrence of Erysiphecorylacearum causing powdery mildew of Corylusavellana in Romania	1
Oomycetes in rhizosphere soil of ornamental plants from retail nurseries in Southern Sweden	1
Erythrina variegata is a new host species to Colletotrichum siamense in Brazil	1
The pine pathogen Diplodia sapinea is associated with the death of large Douglas fir trees	1
Occurrence of powdery mildew caused by Cystotheca kusanoi on Oak trees in China	1
First record of Dactylonectria macrodidyma: A cause of olive root rot in Iraq	1
Cenostigma tocantinum, a new host of Colletotrichum siamense	1
Erysiphe lespedezae causing powdery mildew on Bauhinia variegata, B. blakeana and Desmodium caudatum in Taiwan	1
Identification of endophytic fungi of grapevine with emphasis on the causal agents of grapevine trunk disease in the vineyards of Zanjan Province in Iran	1
Quambalaria eucalypti found on Eucalyptus in Indonesia	1
Characterization, pathogenicity and host range studies ofPaecilomyces formosusassociated with dieback of Christ's thorn trees (Paliurus spina‐christiMill.) in Iran	1
First report of Botrytis leaf blight caused by Botrytis cinerea on Aucuba japonica in China	1