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Table 1. New plant pathogenic fungi in Greece, 1990-2007.
Pathogen Host Diseases caused Reference
Alternaria alternata pv. citri Minneola mandarin leaf & fruit necrotic
spot
Elena, 2006
Alternaria alternata f. sp.
cucurbitae
cucumber, melon leaf spot Vakalounakis, 1990a,b
Alternaria alternata f. sp.
helianthina
sunflower leaf spot Lagopodi &
Thanassoulopoulos, 1996
Alternaria dianthicola carnation petal necrotic spot Grigoriou 1996b
Alternaria dichondrae dichondra leaf spot Vloutoglou & Lascaris, 2000
Alternaria euphorbiicola poinsettia leaf spot Eleftheriadou &
Tahmatsidou, 2001
Alternaria sonchi chicory necrotic flecks of the
leaves
Grigoriou 1992b
Aphanomyces cochlioides sugar beet damping-off Lascaris & Doulias, 2000
Armillaria cepistipes forest trees root rot Tsopelas, 1999
Armillaria gallica forest trees root rot Tsopelas, 1999
Armillaria ostoyae fir, black pine, Scots
pine, spruce
root rot Tsopelas, 1999
Armillaria tabescens almond root rot Tsopelas & Tjamos, 1997
Bipolaris spicifera kiwi fruit rot Bourbos &
Skoudridakis, 1992
Botryosphaeria parva kiwi, English holly,
American elm
dieback Rumbos, 2006a, b
Botrytis elliptica lilium necrotic leaf spot Elena et al. 1996
Ceratocystis platani oriental plane tree canker stain Ocasio–Morales et al., 2007;
Tsopelas & Angelopoulos,
2004
Cercosporidium punctum parsley leaf spot Grigoriou, 1996
Cryptosporella umbrina rose cane death Paplomatas et al., 2001
Cylindrocarpon destructans grapevine young grapevine
decline
Elena et al., 2003; Rumbos,
2001, Rumbos et al., 2006
Diplodia cupressi cypress canker Alves et al., 2006;
Xenopoulos and Tsopelas,
2000
Fusarium compactum banana foot rot Frisullo et al., 1994
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
basilici
basil wilt Biris et al., 2004
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
canariensis
Canary island palm wilt Elena, 2005
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
cumini
cumin wilt & damping-off Pappas & Elena, 1997
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
nicotianae
tobacco wilt Tjamos et al., 2006