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Infection of exotic and Tasmanian native tree and shrub species by the vascular stain fungus Chalara australis
Author(s) -
Kile G. A.
Publication year - 1989
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.1439-0329.1989.tb00239.x
Subject(s) - biology , shrub , nothofagus , fungus , botany , mycology , ulmaceae , host (biology) , lichen , oleaceae , ecology
Inoculation of stem pieces and living plants was used to assess the susceptibility of a range of exotic Fagaceous and Tasmanian native tree and shrub species to the vascular stain organism Chalara australis . Development of inoculum on freshly cut stump surfaces of a number of species was also examined. The fungus has a limited host range but may produce inoculum on moribund surface tissues of non host species and is a potential hazard to other Nothofagus species growing both within Australia and elsewhere in the world.