Open AccessPreliminary assessment of pathogenicity of Fusarium circinatum on germlings of Pinus sylvestris in Ukraine
Author(s) -
Kateryna Davydenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
lìsìvnictvo ì agrolìsomelìoracìâ/lìsìvnictvo ì agrolìsomelìoracìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-4147
pISSN - 1026-3365
DOI - 10.33220/1026-3365.134.2019.117
Subject(s) - scots pine , canker , pinus <genus> , pathogenicity , biology , ukrainian , botany , fusarium , fungus , geography , linguistics , philosophy , microbiology and biotechnology
Fusarium circinatum is the causal agent of Pine Pitch Canker (PPC) of pines and established in the Iberian Peninsula in Europe only. However, it is hypothesized that its range could expand through the Europe in the near future. The disease is very harmful to forests and nurseries all around the world. Despite the aggressiveness of this fungus, no trials on the susceptibility of Ukrainian Scots pine provenances from Pinus sylvestris to F. circinatum have been performed. The first preliminary pathogenicity test was carried out in vitro and revealed the strong probability of high level of pine seedlings susceptibility to pitch canker.