Therrya fuckelii and other fungi on stems and branches of Pinus sylvestris following lightning damage

Halina Kwaśna, Piotr Łakomy

Abstract


The evidence-based hypothesis is presented that the stems and branches of Pinus sylvestris injured by lightning strikes are colonized first by Therrya fuckelii and successively by Diplodia pinea, Nectria fuckeliana, Hyaloscypha leuconica, Gremmeniella abietina and Cenangium ferruginosum. The concomitant occurrence of these usually pathogenic fungi on injured Pinus trees in Poland signals a potential for their increased significance in Europe during climatic changes.

Keywords


pathogenic fungi; lightning damage; climatic changes

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2011.006

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  • 2353-074X (online)
  • 0001-625X (print; ceased since 2015)
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