Occurrence and pathogenicity of fungi in necrotic and non-symptomatic shoots of declining common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) in Sweden

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-60

  Bakys, Remigijus ^a   Vasaitis, Rimvydas ^a   Barklund, Pia ^a   Thomsen, Iben M ^b   Stenlid, Jan ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bark necrosis; Chalara fraxinea; Emerging diseases; Forestry; Fungal communities; Tree dieback

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIEBACK; FOREST HEALTH; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; FUNGUS; PATHOGENICITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; BOTRYOSPHAERIA STEVENSII; CHALARA; EPICOCCUM NIGRUM; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA; GIBBERELLA AVENACEA; LEWIA; PHOMOPSIS; VALSA;

EID: 58249084569     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-008-0238-2     Document Type: Article

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