Eastern filbert blight, caused by the ascomycete fungus Anisogramma anomala , is an endemic disease of the wild American hazelnut, Corylus americana . This pathogen is associated with C. americana throughout its native range, which spans much of
made since colonial times to produce hazelnuts in the eastern United States with little recorded success. It was eventually understood that the fungal disease eastern filbert blight (EFB), caused by Anisogramma anomala , an obligate biotrophic
was expected to segregate for quantitative resistance/tolerance. Table 1. Parentage of Corylus americana × Corylus avellana progeny rated for eastern filbert blight (EFB) disease in New Jersey. The resulting hybrid seeds were collected in mid
Eastern filbert blight (EFB), incited by the fungus Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller, is an endemic disease of the wild American hazelnut, Corylus americana Marsh. The fungus is found associated with C. americana throughout its native
threatened by eastern filbert blight (EFB) incited by the pyrenomycete Anisogramma anomala (Peck) E. Müller. The fungus is endemic on the American hazelnut ( C . americana Mill.) in eastern North America. On susceptible European cultivars, it causes
) identification (ID) number, consensus ID number, and eastern filbert blight (EFB) response of 323 Corylus accessions examined using simple sequence repeat markers. z The 142 seed-derived C. avellana accessions include 86 EFB-resistant and 33 EFB
filbert blight, incited by the pyrenomycete Anisogramma anomala , is a serious threat to Oregon’s hazelnut industry. The fungus is native to the eastern United States where it occasionally produces small cankers on the wild american hazelnut. The fungus
expressing eastern filbert blight (EFB) caused by Anisogramma anomala . Table 2. Corylus accessions showing no signs or symptoms of infection by Anisogramma anomala. Table 3. General attributes of hazelnut ( Corylus sp.) species evaluated for their
.1016/j.scienta.2007.02.007 Cameron, H.R. 1976 Eastern filbert blight established in the Pacific Northwest Plant Dis. Rptr. 60 737 740 Capik, J.M. Molnar, T.J. 2012 Assessment of host ( Corylus sp.) resistance to eastern filbert blight in New Jersey J
. Eastern filbert blight was discovered in the Willamette Valley in 1986 where it posed a serious threat to the industry’s existence. With new plantings of EFB-resistant cultivars, the number of hectares planted to hazelnuts has increased sharply in the last