Comparison of sapwood discoloration in fagaceae trees after inoculation with isolates of raffaelea quercivora, Cause of mass mortality of japanese oak trees

• Main Authors: Kusumoto,D., Masuya,H., Hirao,T., Goto,H., Hamaguchi,K., Chou,W.I., Suasa-Ard,W., Buranapanichpan,S., Uraichuen,S., Kern-asa,O., Sanguansub,S., Panmongkol,A., Pham,Q.T., Kahono,S., Sudiana,I.M., Kamata,N.
• Format: Article
• Published: American Phytopathological Society 2015
• Subjects: Plant Science; Agronomy and Crop Science
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84920984340&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38075
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 The American Phytopathological Society. The mass mortality of oak trees has been prevalent in Japan since the late 1980s. The fungus Raffaelea quercivora is transmitted by an ambrosia beetle, Platypus quercivorus, which causes mortality. The beetle is able to bore galleries into the sapwood o...