Fungi of the fruit trees with special reference to genus Neofabraea

This thesis is a literature review concerning fungi associated with the fruit trees with special reference to genus Neofabraea. It is intend on endophytic fungi of all fruit trees and on pathogenic fungi of pome fruit. The genus Neofabraea is an important pathogenic genus whose representatives attack mainly apple and pear trees and cause bark diseases (anthracnose canker and perennial canker) and bull's eye rot of fruits. Identification and detection of them is difficult using conventional mycological and microbiological methods because these species usually do not sporulate in vitro. Therefore they are used modern, immunochemical or molecular-genetic methods