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Susceptibility of four conifer species to Gremmeniella abietina
Author(s) -
Aitken Elizabeth A. B.
Publication year - 1993
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.1439-0329.1993.tb00955.x
Subject(s) - scots pine , biology , pinus <genus> , scots , pinus contorta , botany , corsican , inoculation , woody plant , spore , horticulture , art , linguistics , philosophy , literature
G. abietina causes severe dieback in pole‐stage stands of Scots pine in Britain. The susceptibility of ll provenances of Scots pine and of three other conifer species was tested by inoculations. Significant differences in susceptibility were found amongst Scots pine provenances, with those originating from a native Scottish pinewood at Loch Maree showing the highest levels of disease. Corsican pine was shown to be the most susceptible species tested although sporulation was greatest on Scots pine. Norway spruce was also shown to be susceptible when inoculated late in the growing season. Infection in lodgepole pine was negligible. High levels of β ‐phellandrene were tentatively linked with resistance among trees in a single stand of Scots pine.