| geographic isolation of diplodia scrobiculata and its association with native pinus radiata. | diplodia pinea (syn. sphaeropsis sapinea) is a well-known latent pathogen of pinus spp. with a worldwide distribution. as such, this fungus is native where pines are endemic in the northern hemisphere and it has been introduced into all countries of the southern hemisphere where pines are exotic. the newly described d. scrobiculata (formerly known as the b morphotype of d. pinea) is thought to have a much more limited distribution. d. scrobiculata was first reported as an endophyte and weak path ... | 2004 | 15757175 |