New hosts for <i>Lecanosticta acicola</i> and <i>Dothistroma septosporum</i> in newly established arboreta in Spain
Journal: Forest Pathology
Year: 2020

Abstract A historical outbreak of needle blight disease was recorded during 2018 to 2019 in plantations of Pinus radiata and Pinus nigra in the North of Spain. The main pathogens involved in this historical outbreak were identified as Lecanosticta acicola and Dothistroma septosporum . Recently, a variety of tree species in three arboreta planted between 2011 and 2013 in the Basque Country as part of the European project REINFFORCE were showing symptoms of needle blight and defoliation. The aim o