Temporal sporulation of Thekopsora areolata and Chrysomyxa spp. in Finnish Norway spruce seed orchards

• Main Authors: Kaitera, Juha, Aarnio, Leena, Karhu, Jouni, Ylioja, Tiina
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0003-2549-7001, 4100110710, 4100110310, 4100111010, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: aecia; cherry spruce rust; Chrysomyxa needle rust; Disease control; Inland spruce cone rust; Rust epidemics; Norway; Padus; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/547849

Cone rusts Thekopsora areolata and Chrysomyxa pirolata are widely distributed in northern hemisphere. In Fennoscandia, these rusts cause severe damage and great economical losses especially in seed orchards specialized to produce high quality seeds. The aim of this study was to investigate sporulati...