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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1986
Forty isolates of postfire ascomycetes (Pezizales) were tested for in vitro pathogenicity on seeds and germinants of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta Dougl. Two known pathogens, Caloscypha fulgens (Pers.) Boud. and Botrytis cinerea Pers., were included as a check of the method. Caloscyphafulgens was the only fungus that caused serious declines in seed germination, although several species of postfire Pezizales were capable of preemergence seed infection. Rhizina undulara Fr. and Pyropyxis rubra (Peck) Egger were strongly pathogenic on germinants. Pyropyxis rubra was not previously known to be pathogenic. Many isolates were weakly pathogenic on germinants under the conditions tested.©NRC Canada
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Citation: Egger, K. N., and J. W. Paden. 1986. Pathogenicity of postfire ascomycetes (Pezizales) on seeds and germinants of lodgepole pine. Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 64, p. 2368-2371.
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- Ascomycetes
- Botrytis
- Canada
- forest management
- fungi
- germination
- pine forests
- Pinus contorta
- plant diseases
- post fire recovery
- Rhizina
- seed germination
- seeds
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13047 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File DDW • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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