Journal of Phytopathology (2011) 159, 117-119

Nicola Luchi, Alessia Pepori, Paolo Capretti and Alberto Santini (2011)
Sarcodontia pachyodon: a canker and white-rot agent of plane-trees
Journal of Phytopathology 159 (2), 117-119
Abstract: Some lignivorous hymenomycete fungi are capable of causing both cankers and decay in stemwood of adult trees. Recently in Tuscany (Italy), Platanus x acerifolia trees were found colonized by Sarcodontia pachyodon (Polyporales, Meruliaceae), a fungus associated with white rot and stem cankers on different host tree species. Because the relationship S. pachyodon-plane-tree was only preliminary studied, we decided to investigate whether isolates obtained from this host are distinct from those commonly collected from oaks. For this purpose, isolates obtained from plane-tree and from holm oak (Quercus ilex) were compared by in vitro test and molecular markers. Results showed that fungal isolates did not differ in growth nor in wood degradation, also molecular tests revealed relative similarity among fungal samples.
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Database assignments for author(s): Nicola Luchi, Paolo Capretti

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

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Sarcodontia pachyodon	Oak (Quercus)
	Sarcodontia pachyodon	Plane tree/sycamore (Platanus)	Italy