Synthesis and New Observations on Needle Pathogens of Larch in Northern Finland

• Published in: Forests
• Main Author: Risto Jalkanen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2016
• Subjects: Larix; Hypodermella laricis; Mycosphaerella laricina; Melampsora; Melampsoridium; rusts; alternate hosts; Betula; Salix; Alnus; Plant ecology; QK900-989; Arctic; Kivalo; Northern Finland; Lapland
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f7010025; https://doaj.org/article/08cf6c3b04514fccadaf6aa18422e7d4

Needle pathogens of larch (Larix spp.) in the Nordic countries are under-studied. Their incidence in Finland tends to be low and local, and this may be a function of enemy release, since species of larch were introduced to the region. Here, the ecology and incidence of larch needle pathogens and the...