Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium

Jacek Piętka, Andrzej Grzywacz

Abstract


Practical application of active protection methods of Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pilát. was examined. Thirty live birches and 15 birch stem sections were artificially inoculated with the fungal mycelium in the Mińsk Forest District (E Poland). The mycelium of I. obliquus was not recorded in the felled test trees and birch stem sections upon the completion of the experiment. Artificial introduction of I. obliquus in the natural environment faces significant problems caused by strong competition from other birch wood-decay fungi. As in vitro studies show (individual biotic effect determination), the fungi examined, occurring on birch trees in nature, are dominant species in relation to I. obliquus.

Keywords


active protection; Inonotus obliquus; tree inoculation; liginicolous fungi; birch; competition

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2006.031

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