Biological control technology against Heterobasidion annosum root rot in Scots pine stands

Koltay András; Lakatos Tamás; Tóth Tímea; André Zoltán

Bulletin of Forestry Science / Volume 2 / Issue 1 / Pages 173-185
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Biological control technology against Heterobasidion annosum root rot in Scots pine stands

András Koltay, Tamás Lakatos, Tímea Tóth & Zoltán André

Correspondence

Correspondence: Koltay András

Postal address: H-3232 Mátrafüred, Hegyalja u. 18.

e-mail: koltaya[at]erti.hu

Abstract

In forest-ecosystems it is very important to apply selective and biological control technologies against pests and pathogens. Such method in forestry is the usage of antagonistic fungi or other micro-organisms. One of the most dangerous pathogens of conifers in Hungary is the Heterobasidion annosum root rot. Formerly Hubert Pagony applied successfully a biological control agent against it in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands. However, these research achievements fell into oblivion, although the pathogen is still present in our forests. In the past few years we re-developed this method, by the usage of Phlebiopsis gigantea and rearranged it according to present-day requirements. We were able to produce an inoculum, which is suitable for industrial-scale usage and manufacturing. Our experiments so far evidently claimed that this method can open new perspectives in root rot control in Scots pine forests.

Keywords: Scots pine, biological control, root rot, Heterobasidion annosum, Phlebiopsis gigantea, Pinus sylvestris

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Annesi, T.; Curcio,G.; D. Amico, L. and Motta, E. 2005: Biological control of Heterobasidion annosum on Pinus pinea by Phlebiopsis gigantea. Forest Pathology, 35: 127-134. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2004.00394.x

Campbel, R. 1989: Biological control of microbial plant pathogens. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 218 pp. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511608612

Capretti, P.; Korhonen, K.; Mugnai. L, and Romagnoli, C. 1990: An intersterility group of Heterobasidion annosum specialized to Abies alba. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 20: 231-240. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1990.tb01134.x

Cook, R.C.; and Rayner, A.D.M. 1984: Ecology of saprotrophic fungi. Lomgman, London, 415 pp.

Froelich, R.C.; Kuhlman, E.G.; Hodges, C.S.; Weiss, M.J. and Nichols, J.D. 1977: Fomes annosus Root Rot in the South, Guidelines for Prevention. Southeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Kallio, T. and Hallaksela, A.M., 1979: Biological control of Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. (Fomes annosus) in Finnland. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 9: 298-308. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1979.tb00692.x

Korhonen, K. 1978: Intersterility groups of Heterobasidion annosum. Communicationes Instituti Forestalis Fenniae, 94(6): 25 pp.

Korhonen, K. and Stenlid, J. 1998: Biology of Heterobasidion annosum. In: Woodward, S.; Stenlid, J.; Karjalainen, R.; Hüttermann, A.; Wallingford (eds.): Heterobasidion annosum: Biology, Ecology, Impact and control. New York: CAB International. 43-71. DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1999.0366b.x

MgSzH 2008: Magyarország erdőállományai 2006. Mezőgazdasági Szakigazgatási Hivatal Központ Erdészeti Igazgatósága, Budapest 2008.

Nicoletti, G. and Gonthier, P. 2005: Stump treatment against Heterobasidion with Phlebiopsis gigantea and some chemicals in Picea abies stands in Westwern Alps. Forest Pathology, 35: 365-374. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2005.00419.x

Pagony H. 1981: Az erdeifenyő fontosabb kórokozó gombái és az ellenük való védekezés. Doktori értekezés, Budapest.

Pagony H. 1983: Fenyőtermesztésünk erdővédelmi problémái, különös tekintettel a határtermőhelyekre. Az Erdő, 32(4): 155-162. full text

Pagony H. 1985: Az óriás terülőgomba (Peniophora (Phlebia) gigantaea (Fr.) Masse) alkalmazási lehetősége a gyökérrontó tapló (Fomes annosus (Fr.) Cooke) leküzdésére erdei- és feketefenyvesekben. Erdészeti Kutatások, 76-77: 279-286.

Pagony H. és Szántó M. 1995: Előzetes adatok a gyökérrontó tapló (Heterobasidion annosum/Fr./Bref.) magyarországi intersteril csoportjairól. Erdészeti Kutatások, 85: 151-167.

Renvall, P. 1995: Community structure and dynamics of wood-rotting Basidiomycetes on decomposing conifer trunks in northern Finland. Karstenia, 35: 1-51. DOI: 10.29203/ka.1995.309

Risbeth, J. 1963: Stump protection against Fomes annosus. III. Inoculation with Peniophora gigantea. Annals of Applied Biology, 52: 63-77. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1963.tb03728.x

Risbeth, J. 1979: Modern aspects of biological control of Fomes and Armillaria. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 9: 331-340. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1979.tb00697.x

Swanwick, S. 2007: Ecophysiology and production of the biocontrol agent Phlebiopsis gigantea. PhD Thesis, Cranfield University, UK, pp. 192-199.

Tóth J. 1986: Az alföldi fenyvesek egészségi állapota. Erdészeti Kutatások, 78: 339-344.

Tubby, K.V.; Scott, D. and Webber, J.F. 2008: Relationship between stump treatment coverage using the biological controlproduct PG Suspension, and control of Heterobasidion annosum on Corsican pine, Pinus nigra ssp. laricio. Forest Pathology, 38: 37-46. DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2007.00519.x

Virtanen, V.; Nyyssölä, A.; Vuolanto, A.; Leisola, M. and Seiskari P. 2008: Bioreactor for solid-state cultivation of Phlebiopsis gigantea. Biotechnology Letters, 30: 253-258. DOI: 10.1007/s10529-007-9538-8

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