Virulence and Stump Colonization Ability of Armillaria borealis on Norway Spruce Seedlings in Comparison to Sympatric Armillaria Species

R Heinzelmann, S Prospero, D Rigling - Plant disease, 2017 - Am Phytopath Society
Although Armillaria borealis is one of the closest relatives of the aggressive root rot
pathogen A. ostoyae, little is known about its ecology. In central and northern Europe, A …

[PDF][PDF] Ecology of Armillaria cepistipes: population structure, niches, pathogenicity and interactions with Armillaria ostoyae

S Prospero - 2003 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Root and butt rot fungi are important agents of disturbance in forest ecosystems worldwide
and they can also cause significant economic losses. The basidiomycete genus Armillaria is …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity of Armillaria ostoyae in Scots pine plantations in Poland

W Szewczyk, H Kwasna, J Bocianowski… - …, 2014 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Incidence of Armillaria root disease and the population structure of associated Armillaria
spp. were studied in 5-17-year-old Scots pine plantations in west-central Poland. Two …

Comparison of the virulence of Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae on four Norway spruce provenances

S Prospero, O Holdenrieder, D Rigling - Forest Pathology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The basidiomycetes Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae frequently occur in the
same forest stand. In this study, we determined the virulence of 20 isolates of A. cepistipes …

Rhizomorph production and stump colonization by co‐occurring Armillaria cepistipes and Armillaria ostoyae: an experimental study

S Prospero, O Holdenrieder, D Rigling - Forest Pathology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In managed spruce forests, Armillaria cepistipes and A. ostoyae are efficient stump
colonizers and may compete for these resources when they co‐occur at the same site. The …

Incidence of Armillaria species in precommercial thinning stumps and spread of Armillaria ostoyae to adjacent Douglas-fir trees

MG Cruickshank, DJ Morrison… - Canadian journal of …, 1997 - cdnsciencepub.com
The frequency of Armillaria species in precommercial thinning stumps and the interaction at
root contacts between Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) crop trees and …

Armillaria pathogenicity tests on oaks in southern Italy

G Sicoli, V Annese, T De Gioia, N Luisi - Journal of Plant Pathology, 2002 - JSTOR
Pathogenicity of four Armillaria species (A. ostoyae, A. mellea, A. gallica and A. tabescens)
was investigated on seedlings and young trees of Quercus cerris, Q. frainetto, Q. ilex, Q …

Lesion formation and host response to infection by Armillaria ostoyae in the roots of western larch and Douglas‐fir

RM Robinson, DJ Morrison - Forest pathology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
The process of lesion formation and host response to natural infection by Armillaria ostoyae
were studied in the roots of western larch (Larix occidentalis) and Douglas‐fir (Pseudotsuga …

Ecology of Armillaria species on conifers in Japan

E Hasegawa, Y Ota, T Hattori, N Sahashi… - Forest …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Distribution, host preference and pathogenicity of Japanese Armillaria species on conifers
were investigated on the basis of field collections of 65 isolates. We identified seven …

Stump infection by Armillaria in first‐rotation conifers

J Rishbeth - European Journal of Forest Pathology, 1988 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Information about the entry of Armillaria into first‐rotation pine and spruce stands
was obtained by searching for infected stumps, rhizomorph systems or trees that had been …