Role and function of Chondrostereum purpureum in biocontrol of trees

L Hamberg, T Saksa, J Hantula - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
A decay fungus, Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. Ex Fr.) Pouzar, has been investigated in
Europe, Northern America and New Zealand for its ability to decay hardwood stumps and …

Genome and secretome of Chondrostereum purpureum correspond to saprotrophic and phytopathogenic life styles

R Reina, H Kellner, J Hess, N Jehmlich… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The basidiomycete Chondrostereum purpureum (Silverleaf fungus) is a saprotroph and
plant pathogen commercially used for combatting forest “weed” trees in vegetation …

Efficacy of different clearing saw methods in biological sprout control in birch (Betula pendula [Roth] and B. pubescens [Ehrh.]) compared to manual and mechanized …

T Laine, VM Saarinen, J Hantula, T Saksa… - Forest Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The efficiency of young stand management can be improved by preventing stump sprouting
of unwanted hardwoods in conifer plantations allowing reducing the number of repeated pre …

The efficacy of six elite isolates of the fungus Chondrostereum purpureum against the sprouting of European aspen

L Hamberg, J Hantula - Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
The sprouting of broad-leaved trees after cutting is problematic in forest regeneration areas,
along roads and railways, under electric power and above gas pipe lines. In Finland, one of …

The potential of the decay fungus Chondrostereum purpureum in the biocontrol of broadleaved tree species

L Hamberg, J Lemola, J Hantula - Fungal Ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
The ability of the decay fungus Chondrostereum purpureum to grow within birch (Betula
pendula and Betula pubescens), aspen (Populus tremula), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) and …

The efficacy of Chondrostereum purpureum in sprout control of birch during mechanized pre-commercial thinning

T Laine, L Hamberg, VM Saarinen, T Saksa - BioControl, 2020 - Springer
The efficacy of mechanized pre-commercial thinning (PCT) done by a lightweight mini-
harvester Tehojätkä together with the Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. ex Fr.) Pouzar …

The biocontrol efficacy of Chondrostereum purpureum is not sensitive to prevailing environmental conditions in boreal forests

L Hamberg, J Hantula - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Sprouting of deciduous trees is problematic in forest regeneration areas, alongside roads
and railways, under electric power lines and above gas pipe lines. A decay fungus …

Comparative Efficacy of Chondrosterum purpureum and Chemical Herbicides for Control of Resprouts in Tanoak and Bay Laurel

SF Shamoun, M Elliott - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
The invasive Oomycete pathogen Phytophthora ramorum has killed millions of susceptible
oak and tanoak trees in California and southern Oregon forests and is responsible for losses …

Tree size as a determinant of recovery of birch (Betula pendula and B. pubescens) and grey alder (Alnus incana) trees after cutting and inoculation with …

L Hamberg, J Hantula - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
We investigated the ability of birch (Betula pendula Roth. and B. pubescens Ehrh.) and grey
alder (Alnus incana (L.) Moench) trees of different sizes to recover after cutting and artificial …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of Chondrostereum purpureum against sprouting of deciduous species after mechanized pre-commercial thinning

T Laine, L Hamberg, VM Saarinen, T Saksa - Silva Fennica, 2019 - silvafennica.fi
The use of a white-rot fungus, Chondrostereum purpureum (Pers. Ex Fr.) Pouzar, as a
biocontrol agent against sprouting has been studied with good results. The aim of the study …