EPPO Global Database

Biscogniauxia rosacearum(BISCRO)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Arbutus unedo (ARDUN) Host
* Yangui I, Hlaiem S, Khadraoui H, Messaoud C, Ben Jamaa ML, Ezzine O (2024) Biscogniauxia rosacearum: A newly identified pathogen of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) in North Africa. Forest Pathology 54(2), e12862. 
---found in the field and confirmed by inoculation trials
Cydonia oblonga (CYDOB) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
----found in field grown trees and confirmed as hosts by pathogenicity tests 
Erica multiflora (EIAMU) Host
* Yangui I, Hlaiem S, Khadraoui H, Messaoud C, Ben Jamaa ML, Ezzine O (2024) Biscogniauxia rosacearum: A newly identified pathogen of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) in North Africa. Forest Pathology 54(2), e12862. 
Eucalyptus (1EUCG) Host
* Yangui I, Hlaiem S, Marouani A, Khadraoui H, Hmissi S, Messaoud C, Ben Jamâa ML, Ezzine O (2025) Eucalyptus species encountering the emergence of Biscogniauxia rosacearum as a novel threat in Tunisia. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 10(5), 4053-4063.
Eucalyptus gomphocephala (EUCGO) Host
* Yangui I, Hlaiem S, Marouani A, Khadraoui H, Hmissi S, Messaoud C, Ben Jamâa ML, Ezzine O (2025) Eucalyptus species encountering the emergence of Biscogniauxia rosacearum as a novel threat in Tunisia. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration 10(5), 4053-4063. 
Holcus lanatus (HOLLA) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
Myrtus communis (MYVCO) Host
* Khadraoui H, Hlaiem S, Yangui I, Hmissi S, Messaoud C, Ezzine O, Ben Jamâa ML (2025) Co-infection of Diaporthe foeniculina and Biscogniauxia rosacearum in Myrtus communis in Tunisia: influence of temperature and rainfall. European Journal of Plant Pathology, 1-14.
---found causing leaf disease in the field 
Olea europaea (OLVEU) Host
* Spies CF, Mostert L, Carlucci A, Moyo P, Van Jaarsveld WJ, Du Plessis IL, Van Dyk M, Halleen F (2020) Dieback and decline pathogens of olive trees in South Africa. Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 45(1), 196-220 https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2020.45.08
Olea europaea subsp. africana (OLVEA) Host
* Spies CF, Mostert L, Carlucci A, Moyo P, Van Jaarsveld WJ, Du Plessis IL, Van Dyk M, Halleen F (2020) Dieback and decline pathogens of olive trees in South Africa. Persoonia-Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of Fungi 45(1), 196-220 https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2020.45.08
Pinus sylvestris (PIUSI) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
Pistacia vera (PIAVE) Host
* Ghaderi F, Rezaei R (2025) Biscogniauxia rosacearum as a pathogen associated with pistachio trees in Fars Province, Iran.  Journal of Advances in Plant Protection. 2(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.22103/japp.2025. 25520.1034
Prunus domestica (PRNDO) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
----found in field grown trees and confirmed as hosts by pathogenicity tests 
Prunus dulcis (PRNDU) Host
* Sohrabi M, Mohammadi H, Armengol J, León M (2022) New report of Biscogniauxia rosacearum as a pathogen on almond trees in Iran. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 129(2), 411-417. 
Pyrus communis (PYUCO) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
----found in field grown trees and confirmed as hosts by pathogenicity tests 
Quercus brantii (QUEBT) Host
* Bashiri S, Abdollahzadeh J, Evidente A (2022) Diagnosing and pathogenicity of Biscogniauxia species, the causal agents of oak charcoal canker and decline in Zagros forests of Iran. Journal of Plant Pathology 104(3), 1011-1025.
Quercus castaneifolia (QUECF) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
Quercus ilex (QUEIL) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
Quercus infectoria (QUEIT) Host
* Bashiri S, Abdollahzadeh J, Evidente A (2022) Diagnosing and pathogenicity of Biscogniauxia species, the causal agents of oak charcoal canker and decline in Zagros forests of Iran. Journal of Plant Pathology 104(3), 1011-1025.
Quercus libani (QUELB) Host
* Bashiri S, Abdollahzadeh J, Evidente A (2022) Diagnosing and pathogenicity of Biscogniauxia species, the causal agents of oak charcoal canker and decline in Zagros forests of Iran. Journal of Plant Pathology 104(3), 1011-1025.
Quercus pubescens (QUEPU) Host
* Raimondo ML, Lops F, Carlucci A (2016) Charcoal canker of pear, plum, and quince trees caused by Biscogniauxia rosacearum sp. nov. in southern Italy. Plant Disease 100(9), 1813-1822 https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-09-15-1037-RE 
----found in field grown trees and confirmed as hosts by pathogenicity tests 
Quercus suber (QUESU) Host
* Yangui I, Hlaiem S, Khadraoui H, Messaoud C, Ben Jamaa ML, Ezzine O (2024) Biscogniauxia rosacearum: A newly identified pathogen of strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) in North Africa. Forest Pathology 54(2), e12862.
Vitis vinifera (VITVI) Host
* Masi M, Bashiri S, Cimmino A, Bahmani Z, Abdollahzadeh J, Evidente A (2021) Phytotoxins produced by two Biscogniauxia rosacearum strains, causal agents of grapevine trunk diseases, and charcoal canker of oak trees in Iran. Toxins 13(11), 812 https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13110812 
Abies grandis (ABIGR) Doubtful host
* Schrader G, Bien S, Douanla-Meli C, Hoppe B, Langer GJ (2025) Biscogniauxia rosacearum, first evidence in Germany and pest risk analysis for the potentially quarantine relevant charcoal canker fungus. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7752155/v1
---Paper is a preprint subject to major revision
Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSTME) Doubtful host
* Schrader G, Bien S, Douanla-Meli C, Hoppe B, Langer GJ (2025) Biscogniauxia rosacearum, first evidence in Germany and pest risk analysis for the potentially quarantine relevant charcoal canker fungus. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7752155/v1
---Paper is a preprint subject to major revision