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1. Application of biological control of chestnut blight on a nationwide scale in Greece: results and prospects

Author:
Diamandis, S.; Perlerou, C.; Nakopoulou, Z.; Christopoulos, V.; Topalidou, E.; Tziros, G.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 23-34
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; coppicing; forests; fungi; horticulture; human resources; inoculum; orchards; silvicultural practices; tree age; viruses; Greece
Abstract:
... Since 1963 when chestnut blight was recorded for the first time in Greece, the disease has spread into all 29 chestnut growing prefectures. As a result the national, annual chestnut production was reduced from 18,000 tons in the 1960s to 11,000 tons in 2005. A project for the application of biological control on a nationwide scale was funded and implemented during the period 2007-2009. Hypovirulen ...

2. Biological control of chestnut blight in Portugal

Author:
Martins, L. M.; Castro, J. P.; Gouveia, M. E.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 51-56
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Castanea sativa; Cryphonectria parasitica; biological control; disease control; founder effect; fungi; health status; pathogens; plant health; population structure; quarantine; selfing; soil management; soil types; tree age; trees; virulence; Portugal
Abstract:
... Hypovirulence is a specific biological control method of chestnut blight, a lethal disease of American and European chestnut. The causal pathogen of chestnut blight is Cryphonectria parasitica, a fungus of Asian origin and an A2 quarantine organism in Europe. The disease has been reported since 1990 in Portugal, one of the last European countries where the pathogen was introduced. The chestnut bli ...

3. Fungi associated with hypovirulent cankers of differing ages on American chestnut

Author:
Double, M. L.; Kolp, M. R.; Jarosz, A. M.; Davelos Baines; Fulbright, D. W.; MacDonald, W. L.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2014 no.1043 pp. 57-65
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Botryosphaeria; Castanea dentata; Cryphonectria parasitica; Epicoccum nigrum; Hypovirus; Penicillium; Pestalotia; Trichoderma atroviride; bark; biological control; biological control agents; fungi; saprophytes; Wisconsin
Abstract:
... A research project to introduce hypoviruses and monitor their spread was initiated 20 years ago in an American chestnut (Castanea dentate) stand growing 900 km west of the natural range of the species in western Wisconsin (USA). During this period, CHV1 and CHV3 hypoviruses were deployed by treating cankers with the resident Cryphonectria parasitica strains that were hypovirus infected. Hypovirus ...