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Basidiospores of Phaeolus schweinitzii: a source of soil infestation
Author(s) -
Barrett D. K.
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.tb00898.x
Subject(s) - felling , biology , infestation , fungus , spore , botany , soil fungi , horticulture , agroforestry
Persistent soil infestations with Phaeolus schweinitzii were successfully established in the forest environment using basidiospores, but there was no evidence that the fungus spread freeely through the soil while existing as a competitive saprophyte. Diseased stumps and roots of Sitka spruce remained a source of sporophore production for more than 17 years, but the principal flush of sporulation occurred within the first 7 years after felling.