Phytophthora on Betula spp. (birch)

• Main Authors: Lilja, Arja, Thinggaard, Kirsten, Munda, Alenka
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Julius Kühn-Institut 2012
• Subjects: Text; ddc:570; Arctic; Greenland; Orlova; Dwarf birch
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5073/jkidspdd.2012.005; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00064769; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/openagrar_derivate_00033839/2012.005.pdf

Birch is an important forest tree especially in colder climates. It is monoecious and wind pollinated species, and it has wind-dispersed seeds. The genus contains more than 60 taxa including trees and shrubs. B. pendula Roth (silver birch) and B pubescens Ehrh. (downy birch) have both wide distribut...