The opportunistic pathogen Sphaeropsis sapinea (≡ Diplodia sapinea) is one of the most
severe pathogens in Scots pine, causing the disease Diplodia tip blight on coniferous tree …

Global warming affects the abiotic and biotic growth environment of plants, including the
spread of fungal diseases such as Dutch elm disease (DED). Dutch elm disease-resistance …

A decade of genetic association studies in multiple organisms suggests that most complex
traits are polygenic; that is, they have a genetic architecture determined by numerous loci …

Insect outbreaks of increasing frequency and severity in forests are predicted due to climate
change. Insect herbivory is known to promote physiological changes in forest trees …

Drought in the forest is not only a prolonged state of water shortage, but also an occasion
where interactions between plants and fungi are affected. Water efficiency accelerates a …

Diplodia sapinea is a cosmopolitan endophyte and opportunistic pathogen having occurred
on several conifer species in Europe for at least 200 years. In Europe, disease outbreaks …

The aim of this study was to determine if the ascomycete fungus Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.)
Dyko & B. Sutton (syn. Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel) could be cultured from surface …

Prunus belongs to the economically most important genera of fruit crops in Germany.
Although wood pathogens possess the capability to damage the host substantially, the …

Previous investigations of the role of pathogens as drivers of community dynamics in forests
have mostly focused on interspecific interactions between canopy trees and seedlings via …

Invasive alien species are widely recognised as significant drivers of global environmental
change, with far reaching ecological and socio-economic impacts. The trend of continuous …