Fungi associated with shoot dieback of Pinus mugo subsp. mugo in the Polish Tatra Mountains
Robert Jankowiak,
Czesław Bartnik,
Dominika Ledwich
et al.
Abstract:Dieback of dwarf pine scrub (Pinus mugo subsp. mugo) shoots can limit the growth of this species in subalpine areas of the Carpathian Mountains. In July 2023, extensive shoot decline was observed in P. mugo patches in the West Tatra Mountains in southern Poland. Symptomatic shoots showed shoot tip dieback and red‐brown needle discoloration. Internal symptoms included dark discoloration of the pith parenchyma and necrotic lesions in shoot periderms. In this study, we described the symptoms of P. mugo shoot dieb… Show more
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