Breeding increases the efficacy of Chondrostereum purpureum in the sprout control of birch.

We tested whether the pairing of selected isolates could be used to increase the efficiency of a decay fungus Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. Ex Fr.) Pouzar to control hardwood sprouting in Finland. We paired C. purpureum strains efficient in sprout control or highly active in laccase production, an...

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Main Authors: Leena Hamberg, Henna Vartiamäki, Jarkko Hantula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4326358?pdf=render