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 …

Armillarioids, including the genera Armillaria, Desarmillaria and Guyanagaster, represent
white-rot specific fungal saprotrophs with soilborne pathogenic potentials on woody hosts …

Butt rot is a main defect in Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) trees and causes large
economic losses for forest owners. However, little empirical research has been done on the …

We analyzed the sequences of three DNA regions—the translation elongation factor-1 alpha
(EF-1 alpha) gene and the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and intergenic spacer (IGS) …

The complex phenomenon of decline in European oak is currently triggered by changing
climatic conditions and their consequences like heavy rains, local floods and pest …

In this paper we highlight and critically discuss limitations to molecular methods for
identification of fungi via the example of the basidiomycete genus Armillaria. We analyzed a …

In this study, we investigated the diversity and ecology of Armillaria species in virgin pure
beech and mixed conifer forests (15,000 ha) of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve in …

The European Fraxinus species are threatened by the alien invasive pathogen
Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, which was introduced into Poland in the 1990s and has spread …

The occurence of Armillaria species was assessed in Norway, enabling the northern‐most
distribution of this genus to be determined in Europe. Four Armillaria species were found in …

Aim of study: Armillaria root rot is a disease of fruit trees, some herbaceous plants and forest
trees. Armillaria spp. which cause this disease, are among the most destructive fungal …