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The occurrence of Phaeolus schweinitzii in the soils of Sitka spruce plantations with broadleaved on non‐woodland histories
Author(s) -
Barrett D. K.,
Greig B.J.W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1985.tb00897.x
Subject(s) - woodland , soil water , fungus , geography , agroforestry , biology , botany , forestry , ecology
The soils of thirty‐five Sitka spruce ( Picea sitchensis ) plantations in southern Britain were surveyed for the presence of the root‐ and butt‐rotting fungus P. Schweinitzii. As a soil inhabitant, the fungus was found to be present in plantations with both broadleaved woodland histories and non‐woodland histories, but it was normally isolated at a higher frequency from those ex‐broadleaved woodland sites which contained diseased Sitka spruce. The implications of the presence of the fungus in the soils of the formerly non‐woodland sites, where no disease has been observed, is discussed in relation to its infection biology, as currently understood.