Armillaria root disease affects fruit and nut crops, timber trees and ornamentals in boreal,
temperate and tropical regions of the world. The causal pathogens are members of the …

Ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi are major microbial components of boreal, temperate and
Mediterranean forests, as well as some tropical forest ecosystems. Nearly two decades of …

This book is the updated revision of the German edition “Holz-und Baumpilze” from 1994.
Errors were corrected and new results were included. Particularly the chapter “Identification” …

This is a continuation of a series focused on providing a stable platform for the taxonomy of
phytopathogenic fungi and fungus-like organisms. This paper focuses on one family …

We examined phylogeographic relationships in the cosmopolitan polypore fungus
Ganoderma applanatum and allies, and conservatively infer a possible age of origin for …

Background Armillaria is a globally distributed mushroom-forming genus composed
primarily of plant pathogens. Species in this genus are prolific producers of rhizomorphs, or …

Members of the mushroom genus Pleurotus form a heterogeneous group of edible species
of high commercial importance. Subgenus Coremiopleurotus includes taxa that produce …

Gastrodia elata Blume, a fully mycoheterotrophic perennial plant of the family Orchidaceae,
is a traditional Chinese herb with medicinal and edible value. Interestingly, G. elata requires …

Dead and dying oak (Quercus) and numerous other woody ornamental trees and shrubs
showing signs and symptoms of Armillaria root rot were identified in the Company Gardens …

This review considers current knowledge surrounding species boundaries of the Armillaria
root-rot pathogens and their distribution. In addition, a phylogenetic tree using translation …