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The Native Hymenoscyphus albidus and the Invasive Hymenoscyphus fraxineus Are Similar in Their Necrotrophic Growth Phase in Ash Leaves
Hietala, Ari Mikko; Agan, Ahto; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Børja, Isabella; Timmermann, Volkmar; Drenkhan, Rein; Solheim, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-27)The populations of European ash and its harmless fungal associate Hymenoscyphus albidus are in decline owing to ash dieback caused by the invasive Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, a fungus that in its native range in Asia is a ... -
The Relationship between Fungal Diversity and Invasibility of a Foliar Niche—The Case of Ash Dieback
Agan, Ahto; Drenkhan, Rein; Adamson, Kalev; Tedersoo, Leho; Solheim, Halvor; Børja, Isabella; Matsiakh, Iryna; Timmermann, Volkmar; Nagy, Nina Elisabeth; Hietala, Ari Mikko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08-26)European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is threatened by the invasive ascomycete Hymenoscyphus fraxineus originating from Asia. Ash leaf tissues serve as a route for shoot infection but also as a sporulation substrate for this ... -
Seasonal Dynamics of Fungi Associated with Healthy and Diseased Pinus sylvestris Needles in Northern Europe
Agan, Ahto; Solheim, Halvor; Adamson, Kalev; Hietala, Ari Mikko; Tedersoo, Leho; Drenkhan, Rein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-17)The relationship between the ecological success of needle pathogens of forest trees and species richness of co-inhabiting endophytic fungi is poorly understood. One of the most dangerous foliar pathogens of pine is Dothistroma ...