Infection and growth of Heterobasidion spp. in Picea abies

• Main Author: Berglund, Mattias
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Not in use; please see Agris categories; Korhonen; Niemelä; Norway; Stump; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/809/; https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/809/2/MattiasBerglund.pdf

In economical terms, species of Heterobasidion are among the most severe fungal pests in coniferous forests of the northern hemisphere. The fungi cause interior decay in the stem of trees and trees may also die as a cause of infection. Two species of Heterobasidion have been identified in Sweden, He...