| botryosphaeriaceae as potential pathogens of prunus species in south africa, with descriptions of diplodia africana and lasiodiplodia plurivora sp. nov. | botryosphaeriaceae are common dieback and canker pathogens of woody host plants, including stone fruit trees. in the present study the diversity of members of the botryosphaeriaceae isolated from symptomatic wood of prunus species (plum, peach, nectarine and apricot) was determined in stone fruit-growing areas in south africa. morphological and cultural characteristics as well as dna sequence data (5.8s rdna, its-1, its-2 and ef-1a) were used to identify known members and describe novel members ... | 2007 | 18268901 |