Forest Pathology (2013) 43, 518-521

B. Piskur, T. Hauptman and D. Jurc (2013)
Dothistroma needle blight in Slovenia is caused by two cryptic species: Dothistroma pini and Dothistroma septosporum
Forest Pathology 43 (6), 518-521
Abstract: Dothistroma Needle Blight (DNB) has been known in Slovenia since 1971, but the disease symptoms have intensified in recent years. With this study, the DNB symptoms in Slovenia are for the first time connected to both phytopathogenic Dothistroma species: D. pini and D. septosporum. Based on the ITS-rDNA comparisons, the Slovenian isolates of D. pini group with the D. pini isolates from France, Hungary and the USA and not with the D. pini isolates from Russia and Ukraine. Both mating types MAT1 and MAT2 of D. septosporum are present in Slovenia, while for D. pini, only MAT2 was found. The current widespread occurrence of D. pini in native forest stands indicates the prolonged presence of this species in Slovenia.
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Database assignments for author(s): Barbara Piskur, Tine Hauptman, Dusan Jurc

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Dothistroma septosporum		Slovenia
	Dothistroma pini		Slovenia