RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Susceptibility of Several Northeastern Conifers to Fusarium circinatum and Strategies for Biocontrol A1 Martín García, Jorge A1 Paraschiv, Marius A1 Flores Pacheco, Juan Asdrúbal A1 Chira, Danut A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier A1 Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes K1 Pine pitch canker disease K1 Chancro resinoso del pino K1 Pathogenicity K1 Patogenicidad K1 Biological control agents K1 Agentes de control biológico K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal AB Fusarium circinatum, the causal of pine pitch canker disease (PPC), is now considered amongthe most important pathogens of Pinaceae in the world. Although in Europe PPC is only establishedin the Iberian Peninsula, the potential endangered areas cover over 10 million hectares under thecurrent host distribution and climatic conditions. It is therefore a priority to test the susceptibility ofthose species and their provenances, within Central and Northern Europe and find biological controlagents (BCAs) against the disease. In this study, the susceptibility of Pinus sylvestris, P. mugo andPicea abies Romanian provenances to F. circinatum was tested using three inoculum doses. In parallel,the potential use of Trichoderma atroviride and Trichoderma viride as BCAs against F. circinatum was alsotested. This study has demonstrated, for the first time, the susceptibility of P. mugo to F. circinatum.Likewise, the susceptibility of P. abies was also confirmed. The fact that the Romanian provenance ofP. sylvestris has not been susceptible to F. circinatum suggests genetic resistance as a potential tool tomanage the disease. This, together with the apparent effectiveness of Trichoderma species as BCAs,seems to indicate that an integrated management of the disease might be feasible. PB MDPI SN 1999-4907 YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40833 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/40833 LA eng NO Forests, 2017, vol. 8, n. 9. 12 p. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 28-nov-2024