“…Dematophora / Rosellinia necatrix can severely damage a wide range of woody crops, including Malus spp., Pyrus spp., Prunus spp., Coffea spp., avocado, mango and grapevine. It is present in five continents in temperate, tropical and subtropical zones (Pérez-Jiménez, 2006 ; Schena et al, 2008 ; Pliego et al, 2012 ; Pasini et al, 2016 ). Dematophora necatrix has been isolated from roots of olive trees in France (Guillaumin et al, 1982 ), Portugal (Roca et al, 2016 ), and Spain (Figueres & Grouard, 2001 ), and it also infects olive trees in Italy (Faretra & Frisullo, 2002 ; Schena et al, 2008 ; Carlucci et al, 2013b ).…”