Plant Protect. Sci., 2016, 52(3):149-157 | DOI: 10.17221/58/2015-PPS

Causal agents of stone fruit diseases in Slovenia and the potential for diminishing their economic impact - a reviewReview

Ivan Žežlina1, Mojca Rot1, Milica Kač2, Stanislav Trdan3
1 Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia, Nova Gorica Institute for Agriculture and Forestry, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
2 Department of Food Science and Technology and
3 Department of Agronomy, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

In the last twenty years, stone fruit production in Slovenia has considerably decreased. Acreage with peaches and nectarines has been significantly reduced. Orchard renewal has decreased for various reasons; among them, the frequent occurrence of various diseases is the most significant. These diseases make the economic feasibility of stone fruit production difficult if not impossible. This review addresses the most important stone fruit diseases in Slovenia: European stone fruit yellows, sharka, bacterial leaf spot, bacterioses caused by Pseudomonas spp., perennial canker, and Fusicoccum canker. Additionally, this review focuses on the possibilities of reducing the damage caused by these diseases.

Keywords: phytoplasmas; viruses; bacteria; fungi; nectarines; peaches; Slovenia

Published: September 30, 2016  Show citation

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Žežlina I, Rot M, Kač M, Trdan S. Causal agents of stone fruit diseases in Slovenia and the potential for diminishing their economic impact - a review. Plant Protect. Sci.. 2016;52(3):149-157. doi: 10.17221/58/2015-PPS.
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