Sclerotinia is one of the most devastating and cosmopolitan plant pathogens. More than 60 names have been used to refer to diseases caused by this fungal pathogen. The fungus infects over 500 species of plants worldwide. S. sclerotiorum has been reported from many countries located in all continents. The occurrence and distribution of S. sclerotiorum, S. trifoliorum and S. minor on various crops in the UK has been briefly reviewed by Davies et al. (1999). It is probable that the fungus occurs somewhere in almost every country (Purdy, 1979; Boland and Hall, 1994).
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(2008). Geographical Distribution. In: Sclerotinia Diseases of Crop Plants: Biology, Ecology and Disease Management. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8408-9_2
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