RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Ophiostomatoid fungi associated with declined Pinus pinaster stands in Spain A1 Álvarez Baz, Gonzalo A1 Fernández Fernández, María Mercedes A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier K1 Análisis multivariante K1 Hongos patógenos K1 Plantas - Enfermedades y plagas - España K1 Pinos - Enfermedades y plagas K1 3108 Fitopatología K1 3106 Ciencia Forestal AB Aim of study: We studied the presence of fungi and distribution patterns in relation to the health status of declining Pinus pinaster trees.Area of study: Trees in two declining stands in Central Spain were allotted to three declining classes...Material and Methods: Trees in two declining stands in Central Spain were allotted to three declining classes (healthy, declining and recently dead) and 3 trees of each class were felled in each stand. Wood slides (phloem and xylem) were taken at six positions along the trees and samples collected from fungal identification.Main results: A total of 21 fungal taxa were isolated and identified; eleven of these species belonged to the Ophiostomatoid group. Ophiostoma minus was the most frequently isolated fungus and was identified in 22% of the samples, mainly associated to dead and diseased trees.Research highlights: Together these results suggest a putative association of O. minor with the decline in this area, and thus we suggest paying more attention to this fungus as a potential agent of decline in P. pinaster stands. PB Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) SN 2171-5068 YR 2015 FD 2015 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/49566 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/49566 LA eng NO Forest systems, Vol. 24, Nº. 1, 2015, 9 pp. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 06-ago-2024