Defoliation of <i>Tilia cordata</i> trees associated with <i>Apiognomonia errabunda</i> infection in Finland

We investigated the causative agent of a disease outbreak affecting small-leaved limes ( Mill.) and resulting in darkening of the leaf petioles and excessive defoliation during summer 2016 in southern Finland. The fungal species composition of the symptomatic petioles was examined by cult...

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Main Authors: Vainio, Eeva, Velmala, Sannakajsa, Salo, Pertti, Huhtinen, Seppo, Müller, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 2017-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/7749