Susceptibility of silver birch pruning wounds to infection by white-rot fungus (Chondrostereum purpureum), a potential bioherbicide

We artificially inoculated pruning wounds of silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) to study seasonal variation in their vulnerability to infection by the fungal decomposer Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. ex Fr.) Pouzar. This information is critical to the assessment of incidental infection risks in...

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Main Authors: Vartiamäki, Henna, Hantula, Jarkko, Uotila, Antti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2009-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/179