Fruiting and sporulation of Thekopsora and Chrysomyxa cone rusts in Picea cones and Prunus leaves

• Published in: Forest Pathology
• Main Authors: Kaitera, J., Hiltunen, R., Kauppila, T., Pitkäranta, M., Hantula, J.
• Other Authors: Sieber, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Padus; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/efp.12114; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fefp.12114; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/efp.12114

Summary Natural fruiting and sporulation of cone rusts were investigated in cones of Picea spp. and leaves of Prunus spp. in a botanical garden in northern Finland in 2007–2012. Thekopsora areolata was the most frequent cone rust in Picea abies cones, where it colonizes the host tissues and hinders...