Day: June 8, 2023

Botriosphere: Prevention and control in pistachio cultivation.

Botrisphere (Botryosphaeria spp.) is a disease associated with fungal gen. Botryosphaeria, Diplodia, Neofusicoccum... described in California in 1984 and affecting a wide range of hosts. Periods of high RH alternating with dry periods favor the incidence of the disease. The highest risk of infection occurs in spring, between the end of March and the end of May, especially with spring rains and temperatures above 10ºC. Among all pistachio plant varieties, Kerman is the most susceptible.