Biological control of Dothistroma needle blight on pine with Aneurinibacillus migulanus

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. N. Alenezi ◽  
S. Fraser ◽  
M. Bełka ◽  
T.H. Doğmuş ◽  
Z. Heckova ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Kateryna Davydenko

Dothistroma needle blight (DNB), caused by Dothistroma septosporum and Dothistroma pini, is the most important forest disease of pine in many countries. This disease has recently emerged in Ukraine as a major threat to mostly Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana and less to Scots pine. There is increasing evidence that some fungal and bacterial isolates can reduce the growth and pathogenicity of fungal plant pathogens. In this research, infected needles were collected from 30-year-old Crimean pine (P. nigra subsp. pallasiana) in four locations in Southern Ukraine. In total, 244 of endophytic fungi were recovered from needles of Crimean pine during summer sampling of the host’s microbiome in Ukraine in 2012-2014. Dothistroma spp. were detected using fungal isolation and species-specific priming PCR techniques. Among all endophytes, eight fungal species were selected based on the commonness of their occurrence in the foliage of the host and their antagonistic activity. All selected species were tested for their antifungal activity against Dothistroma needle blight. Good antifungal activity against Dothistroma pini was achieved with the Trichoderma sp. and Gliocladium rosea, indicating their good potential possibility in preventing the Dothistroma needle blight on young pines. Moreover, the significant reduction in numbers of conidia and spore germination was found on needles treated with Trichoderma sp. and Gliocladium rosea, compared to conidia numbers following treatment with other fungi. Thus, the use of an effective biological control agent against Dothistroma could be of value in forest nurseries, where it is essential to reduce losses to D. pini infection prior to transferring pines to field sites for planting out.


2010 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex J. Woods ◽  
Don Heppner ◽  
Harry H. Kope ◽  
Jennifer Burleigh ◽  
Lorraine Maclauchlan

BC’s forests have already faced two simultaneous, globally significant, epidemics linked to climate change; the Dothistroma needle blight epidemic in NW BC and the massive mountain pine beetle epidemic throughout the BC Interior. Building on these experiences, we have compiled our best estimates of how we believe other forest health agents may behave as climate change continues to influence our forests. We have drawn on literature from around the world but have focused on the situation in BC. We have made management recommendations based on what we have seen so far and what we expect to come.Key words: climate change, forest health, forest insects, forest pathogens, forest management, British Columbia


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Martin S. Mullett ◽  
Rein Drenkhan ◽  
Kalev Adamson ◽  
Piotr Boroń ◽  
Anna Lenart-Boroń ◽  
...  

Dothistroma septosporum, the primary causal agent of Dothistroma needle blight, is one of the most significant foliar pathogens of pine worldwide. Its wide host and environmental ranges have led to its global success as a pathogen and severe economic damage to pine forests in many regions. This comprehensive global population study elucidated the historical migration pathways of the pathogen to reveal the Eurasian origin of the fungus. When over 3800 isolates were examined, three major population clusters were revealed: North America, Western Europe, and Eastern Europe, with distinct subclusters in the highly diverse Eastern European cluster. Modeling of historical scenarios using approximate Bayesian computation revealed the North American cluster was derived from an ancestral population in Eurasia. The Northeastern European subcluster was shown to be ancestral to all other European clusters and subclusters. The Turkish subcluster diverged first, followed by the Central European subcluster, then the Western European cluster, which has subsequently spread to much of the Southern Hemisphere. All clusters and subclusters contained both mating-types of the fungus, indicating the potential for sexual reproduction, although asexual reproduction remained the primary mode of reproduction. The study strongly suggests the native range of D. septosporum to be in Eastern Europe (i.e., the Baltic and Western Russia) and Western Asia.


2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (8) ◽  
pp. 1653-1660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miloš Ivković ◽  
Brian Baltunis ◽  
Washington Gapare ◽  
Jo Sasse ◽  
Gregory Dutkowski ◽  
...  

Pine needle blight, caused by Dothistroma septosporum (Dorog.) M. Morelet, is one of the most serious foliar diseases of Pinus spp. in Australia and New Zealand. In 16 Pinus radiata (D.Don.) progeny trials in northeastern Victoria, Australia, Dothistroma-caused defoliation varied widely among trials and assessment years, ranging from 5% to 65%. The estimated narrow sense heritability ranged from nonsignificant to as high as 0.69 with a median of 0.36. Spatial autocorrelation of residuals accounted for a significant proportion of residual variance, and that increased heritability estimates. Genetic correlation between defoliation scores at an early age and growth at a later age was negative with a median value of –0.39. Phenotypic correlation between defoliation and survival was low and negative with a median value of –0.11. Economic analyses indicated that at sites with a high risk of infection, the effect of reducing defoliation on profitability was comparable with that of increasing growth at sites free from infection. The genetic parameters and economic impacts of Dothistroma were used to derive selection indices and include resistance to defoliation into the current breeding objective for radiata pine.


Author(s):  
L. A. Golovchenko ◽  
N. G. Dishuk ◽  
S. V. Panteleev ◽  
O. Yu. Baranov

Red band needle blight, or Dothistroma needle blight is one of the most common and harmful diseases of pine. The causative agents of the disease are pathogenic micromycetes Dothistroma septosporum (Dorogin) M. Morelet and Dothistroma pini Hulbary. Dothistroma needle blight was firstly detected in Belarus in 2012 year, but till now information about this disease in the republic is fragmentary. The article presents the results of a survey of different pine trees, carried out in the period 2016–2020 years in botanical and dendrological gardens, forest nurseries and mini-arboretums at forestry enterprises, urban stands, nurseries of decorative plants, garden centers, for the presence of Dothistroma needle blight. The species identification of the causative agent of the disease was carried out by mycological and molecular genetic methods. In this study, Dothistroma needle blight was revealed on individual trees of Pinus mugo, P. nigra and P. ponderosa in the stands of the Central Botanical Garden of the NAS of Belarus, the dendrological garden of the Glubokoe experimental forestry enterprise, in the nurseries of decorative plants in the Grodno and Minsk regions. In the collected samples of needles, the invasive species Dothistroma septosporum was identified. The frequency of occurrence of the pathogen was 4.8–7.2 %, the proportion of observation sites in which this disease was detected at 60 %. The detection of Dothistroma needle blight on pine trees, mainly on planting material imported from abroad, indicates a transboundary route of D. septosporum entering the country. Analysis of literature data indicates the potential danger of Dothistroma needle blight for pine stands in the republic, which in turn requires the organization of regular monitoring of the disease and the development of methods to limit the spread of D. septosporum in the republic.


2013 ◽  
pp. 436-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Bulman ◽  
M. A. Dick ◽  
R. J. Ganley ◽  
R. L. McDougal ◽  
A. Schwelm ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Jankovský ◽  
M. Bednářová ◽  
D. Palovčíková

Dothistroma needle blight caused by Mycosphaerella pini E. Rostrup was observed for the first time in the Czech Republic on an imported Pinus nigra Arnold in 1999. In 2000, it was also found in the open planting. During three years, it became an important pathogen of pines in the Czech Republic. Its occurrence was noticed in more than 50 localities, above all in the region of Moravia and Silesia and eastern Bohemia. In total, it was found on 10 species of pine (P. nigra Arnold, P.&nbsp;banksiana Lamb., <br />P. contorta Loudon, P. mugo Turra, P.&nbsp;leucodermis Ant., P. sylvestris L., P. cembra L., P. aristata Engelm., P.&nbsp;ponderosa P. et C.&nbsp;Lawson and P. jeffreyi Grev. et Balf.). Also Picea pungens &nbsp;Engelm. was noticed as a host species. In the Czech Republic, Pinus nigra is the most frequent host species of M. pini (80% localities) followed by Pinus mugo (27% localities). On Scots pine P. sylvestris, M. pini was noticed at two localities. The critical period for infection is in the Czech Republic from the second half of May until the end of June. The incubation period lasts about 2&ndash;4 months depending on climatic conditions. The first symptoms on the needles infected in the current year appear in August being clearly expressed from September to November.In the CR, Dothistroma needle blight spread probably with infected planting stock obtained from import at the end of the 80s and at the beginning of the 90s.


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