Table 1.

Development of symptoms in two Quercus species 7 months after inoculation with one of six fungi associated with oak decline.

WiltStuntChlorosisDieback
Pathogenagrifolialobataagrifolialobataagrifolialobataagrifolialobata
Verticillium+++–++–+
Pestalotia+++–++1–+
Dothiorella++++––++
Cephalosporium++++++1++
Phialophora+2+–+++–+
Fusarium–+++++—+

  • ↵1 basal leaves only

  • ↵2 rapid wilt