Heterobasidion annosum: Biology, Ecology, Impact and Control
Edited by S Woodward, University of Aberdeen, UK; J Stenlid, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; R Karjalainen, University of Helsinki, Finland; A Hόttermann, Institut fur Forstbotanik der Universitau, Gottingen, Germany
Pub Date: July 1998
Hardback
608 pages
Readership
Forestry, plant pathology.
Main Description
The fungus Heterobasidion annosum is, in economic terms, the most important causal agent of disease and of yield loss in coniferous trees in northern temperate regions. This is the first book which brings together and summarises the considerable amount of knowledge which has been gathered about all aspects of this disease. It has been prepared and published with support from the European Union, under the Agriculture and Agro- Industrial Research (AAIR) programme.
Drawing on over 2,000 research papers and books published from the early nineteenth century to the present day, the book covers topics which include the history, detection, biology, taxonomy and distribution of H. annosum. It provides the latest information on infection, host resistance, the biochemistry of the host-parasite interaction, molecular and genetic regulation of the host response and methods of control. It concludes with a series of case studies from Europe and North America.
This book is an indispensable source of information for all those involved in the management of coniferous forests and plantations wishing to reduce the impact of this disease on yields. It should also become the accepted text for students of forestry and plant pathology studying H. annosum, and an invaluable reference manual for scientists researching this, and other fungal tree diseases.
Main Contents
Historical aspects
Biology and Infection Biology of Heterobasidion annosum
• Taxonomy of the Genus Heterobasidion, T Niemela and K Korhonen
• Field Recognition and Diagnosis of Heterobasidion annosum, B J W Greig
• Biology of Heterobasidion annosum, K Korhonrn and J Stenlid
• Diagnosis and Differentiation of Intersterility Groups, K Mitchelson and K Korhonen
• Distribution of Heterobasidion annosum Intersterility Groups in Europe, K Kornhonen et al.
• Spore Dispersal and Infection, D R Redfern and J Stenlid
• Spread within the Tree and Stand, J Stenlid and D R Redfern
Host Resistance and Response to Infection
• Host Resistance, C Delatour, K von Weissenberg and L Dimitri
• Biochemistry of the Host-Parasite Interaction, F O Asiegbu et al.
• Molecular Biology of Host Defence, R Karjalainen, D Ernst and S Woodward
Disease Control
• Modelling Disease Development in Forest Stands, J E Pratt, et al.
• Biological Methods of Control, B J W Greig and O Holdenrieder
• Chemical Control of Heterobasidion annosum, J E Pratt and M Johansson and A Hόttermann
• Silvicultural Control, K Korhonen et al.
• Economic Appraisal of the Benefits of Control Treatments, J E Pratt
Impact, Control and Management of Heterobasidion annosum Root and Butt Rot in Europe and North America
• The Nordic Countries, M Bendz-Hellgren et al.
• The UK and Ireland, D R Redfern and D Ward
• Germany and Austria, L Dimitri and C Tomiczek
• France, C Delatour
• Italy, P Capretti
• Eastern Europe and Baltic Countries, N Fiodorov
• North America, G M Filip and D J Morrison
