Latent infection of Biscogniauxia nummularia in Fagus sylvatica: a possible bioindicator of beech health conditions

Biscogniauxia nummularia is a xylariaceous fungus known as a common endophyte of European beech, living in plant tissues without development of symptoms, or even inducing strip-cankers and wood decay on trees stressed by drought. We studied the presence of the fungus in apparently healthy beech tree...

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Main Authors: Luchi N, Capretti P, Feducci M, Vannini A, Ceccarelli B, Vettraino Anna M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2016-02-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1436-008