Stimulation of tree defenses by Ophiostomatoid fungi can explain attack success of bark beetles on conifers

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 66, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 801-801

  Lieutier, François ^a   Yart, Annie ^b   Salle, Aurélien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b Inst Natl de la Rech Agronom   (France)

Author keywords

Blue stain fungi; Forest tree; Host resistance; Pathogen; Physiological stress

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FUNGUS; HOST PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INOCULATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHLOEM;

COLEOPTERA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; SCOLYTINAE;

EID: 71049136488     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2009066     Document Type: Article

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