Plant Protect. Sci., 2016, 52(1):18-25 | DOI: 10.17221/45/2014-PPS

Comparison of two Coniochaeta species (C. ligniaria and C. malacotricha) with a new pathogen of black pine needles - Sordaria macrosporaOriginal Paper

Helena Ivanová1, Peter Pristaš2, 3, Emília Ondrušková1
1 Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Branch for Woody Plants Biology, Nitra, Slovak Republic
2 Institute of Biology and Ecology, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
3 Institute of Animal Physiology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovak Republic

A new pathogen, Sordaria macrospora, isolated from damaged needles of black pine (Pinus nigra) causes discolouration, brown spots, blight symptoms, and necroses spoiling aesthetic value. Two species, C. ligniaria and C. malacotricha, the most common anamorphs attributed to Coniochaeta species occurring on selected conifers, and a new pathogen, Sordaria macrospora, occurring on Pinus nigra, are compared. Specific differences in spore size and anamorph morphology between the similar species C. malacotricha and C. ligniaria could be confirmed.

Keywords: Ascomycota; morphological characteristics; phylogenetic analysis; Pinus nigra

Published: March 31, 2016  Show citation

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Ivanová H, Pristaš P, Ondrušková E. Comparison of two Coniochaeta species (C. ligniaria and C. malacotricha) with a new pathogen of black pine needles - Sordaria macrospora. Plant Protect. Sci. 2016;52(1):18-25. doi: 10.17221/45/2014-PPS.
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