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NOTE Forest pathology / Patholgoie forestière

A survey of branch- and twig-inhabiting fungi isolated from declining urban elms in Thunder Bay, Ontario

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Pages 335-338 | Accepted 26 Mar 2008, Published online: 13 Aug 2012
 

Abstract

Dead or dying branches were collected from the crowns of 47 American elm (Ulmus americana) street trees growing in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Aseptic isolations made from the cambium of the sampled branches yielded a total of 529 isolates of fungi. Representatives from the genera Coniothyrium, Cytospora, Diplodia, Discosia, Fusicoccum, Phoma, and Sphaeropsis predominated. According to the literature, most of these isolates represent opportunistic pathogens associated with the cankers and branch dieback characteristic of stressed trees. Drier summers and heavy infestation by scale insects, combined with a lack of a regular tree-maintenance program, have led to street elms in Thunder Bay becoming stressed and exhibiting a noticeable decline in health.

Résumé

Des branches mortes ou mourantes ont été prélevées dans les cimes de 47 ormes d'Amérique (Ulmus americana) poussant le long des rues de Thunder Bay en Ontario. Des isolements aseptiques faits à partir du cambium des branches prélevées ont produit, en tout, 529 isolats de champignons. Les représentants des genres suivants prédominaient: Coniothyrium, Cytospora, Diplodia, Discosia, Fusicoccum, Phoma et Sphaeropsis. Selon la littérature, la plupart de ces isolats sont des agents pathogènes opportunistes qui s'associent aux chancres et au dépérissement des branches caractéristiques des arbres qui subissent des stress. Combinés à l'absence d'un programme d'entretien régulier, des étés plus chauds et des infestations massives de cochenilles ont contribué au stress qu'ont subi les ormes plantés le long des rues de Thunder Bay ainsi qu'à la dégradation de leur santé.

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