Yazarlar |
Doç. Dr. Seray ÖZDEN KELEŞ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi |
Sabri Unal
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Sefer Akan
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mertcan KARADENİZ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi |
Özet |
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) is an ecologically and economically valuable tree species worldwide. Various pathogens, both endemic or introduced, cause severe damage or death to chestnut trees. Chestnut blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, is one of the most devastating plant diseases known which influences chestnut trees in all major cultivation regions. The work presented here aimed to investigate how the incidence of chestnut blight varied between trees growing at two altitudes (200–400 m vs. 400–600 m) and to determine the impact of chestnut blight on tree-ring width, morphology and anatomy of C. sativa trees. The incidence of C. parasitica infections was greater at 200–400 m than at 400–600 m. Greater stem diameters were found at 200–400 m than at 400–600 m. There were no differences in stem diameters and heights, however, between healthy and C. parasitica infected chestnut trees. The anatomical characteristics of wood were also compared between healthy and C. parasitica-infected chestnut trees. Fibre cell traits (length/width, lumen width, lumen area) were higher in healthy trees than in C. parasitica-diseased trees. Vessel diameters were greater in infected compared with healthy trees. Tree ring widths and wood anatomical characteristics therefore were significantly influenced by C. parasitica infections. |
Anahtar Kelimeler |
a fungal pathogen | chestnut blight | chestnut growth | tree ring width |
Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
Dergi Adı | FOREST PATHOLOGY |
Dergi ISSN | 1437-4781 |
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | SCI-Expanded |
Dergi Grubu | Q3 |
Makale Dili | Türkçe |
Basım Tarihi | 02-2024 |
Cilt No | 54 |
Sayı | 1 |
Doi Numarası | 10.1111/efp.12843 |
Makale Linki | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/efp.12843 |