Abstract
Armillaria root disease, caused by diverse species from the Agaricomycete genus Armillaria s.l. (including the closely related genus Desarmillaria), is a primary cause of mortality and growth loss of widely ranging horticultural, urban, and forest trees and shrubs in diverse boreal, temperate, and tropical/subtropical regions where woody plants grow around the world. Whether behaving as a pathogen or saprotroph, Armillaria causes white rot, in which the three main polymeric constituents of woody tissues (lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose) are degraded during the decay process. This chapter provides a compendium of Armillaria root diseases on diverse trees in wide-spread global regions and includes topics such as species identification, disease spread, geographical distribution, ecology, infection biology, and disease management.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Forest Microbiology |
Subtitle of host publication | Forest Tree Health |
Editors | Fred O. Asiegbu, Andriy Kovalchuk |
Publisher | Elsevier Academic Press |
Pages | 361-378 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-323-85042-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Jul 2022 |
Keywords
- Armillarioids
- Honey mushroom
- Mycelial fan
- Rhizomorphs
- Root rot
- Shoestring root rot
- White-rot fungi
- Wood decay