RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A comparative study of the pathogenicity of fusarium circinatum and other fusarium species in polish provenances of P. sylvestris L. A1 Davydenko, Kateryna A1 Nowakowska, Justyna Anna A1 Kaluski, Tomasz A1 Gawlak, Magdalena A1 Sadowska, Katarzyna A1 Martín García, Jorge A1 Díez Casero, Julio Javier A1 Okorski, Adam A1 Oszako, Tomasz K1 Pinus sylvestris K1 Pitch canker K1 Fusarium circinatum K1 Damping-off K1 Disease spread K1 31 Ciencias Agrarias AB The fungal pathogen Fusarium circinatum is the causal agent of Pine Pitch Canker (PPC), a disease which seriously affects different species of pine in forests and nurseries worldwide. In Europe, the fungus affects pines in northern Spain and Portugal, and it has also been detected in France and Italy. Here, we report the findings of the first trial investigating the susceptibility of Polish provenances of Scots pine, Pinus sylvestris L., to infection by F. circinatum. In a greenhouse experiment, 16 Polish provenances of Scots pine were artificially inoculated with F. circinatum and with six other Fusarium species known to infect pine seedlings in nurseries. All pines proved highly susceptible to PPC and displayed different levels of susceptibility to the other Fusarium spp. tested. The findings obtained indicate the potentially strong threat of establishment of an invasive pathogen such as F. circinatum following unintentional introduction into Poland. PB MDPI SN 1999-4907 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/53875 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/53875 LA eng NO Forests, 2018, vol. 9, n. 9, p. 560 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 18-nov-2024