The increasing threat to European forests from the invasive foliar pine pathogen, Lecanosticta acicola.

ABSTRACT: European forests are threatened by increasing numbers of invasive pests and pathogens. Over the past century, Lecanosticta acicola, a foliar pathogen predominantly of Pinus spp., has expanded its range globally, and is increasing in impact. Lecanosticta acicola causes brown spot needle blight, resulting in premature defoliation, reduced growth, and mortality in some hosts. Originating from southern regions of North American, it devastated forests in the USA's southern states in the early twentieth century, and in 1942 was discovered in Spain. Derived from Euphresco project 'Brownspotrisk,' this study aimed to establish the current distribution of Lecanosticta species, and assess the risks of L. acicola to European forests. Pathogen reports from the litera

SUBMITTER: Tubby K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10165473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature