Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks

Epicoccum purpurascens, a component of the bark micromycota, was evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent for three decay-causing hymenomycetes frequently found in Buenos Aires city trees, Ganoderma platense, Inonotus rickii and Rigidoporus ulmarius. Treatments consisted of dual cultures of E. purp...

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Autores principales: Mielnichuk, Natalia, López, Silvia Edith
Publicado: 2007
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spelling paper:paper_14374781_v37_n4_p236_Mielnichuk2023-06-08T16:15:48Z Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks Mielnichuk, Natalia López, Silvia Edith bark biocontrol agent disease control fungal disease wood Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] South America Acer Acer negundo Basidiomycota Epicoccum purpurascens Fungi Ganoderma Ganoderma platense Hymenomycetes Inonotus rickii Rigidoporus ulmarius Epicoccum purpurascens, a component of the bark micromycota, was evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent for three decay-causing hymenomycetes frequently found in Buenos Aires city trees, Ganoderma platense, Inonotus rickii and Rigidoporus ulmarius. Treatments consisted of dual cultures of E. purpurascens and xylophagous fungi on box elder (Acer negundo) wood blocks. Two inoculation sequences were tested: (i) the biocontrol agent as the first microorganism inoculated followed by the pathogen; and (ii) the xylophagous fungus as the first microorganism inoculated followed by the biocontrol agent. After 3 months of incubation, percentage dry weight loss was calculated. When E. purpurascens was allowed to colonize wood blocks before the introduction of the xylophagous fungus, dry weight loss was significantly reduced in all instances. However, as a secondary colonizer, E. purpurascens mildly reduced the weight loss caused by G. platense, had no effect on degradation by I. rickii and increased wood weight loss by R. ulmarius. © 2007 The Authors. Fil:Mielnichuk, N. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Lopez, S.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2007 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14374781_v37_n4_p236_Mielnichuk http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14374781_v37_n4_p236_Mielnichuk
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topic bark
biocontrol agent
disease control
fungal disease
wood
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Acer
Acer negundo
Basidiomycota
Epicoccum purpurascens
Fungi
Ganoderma
Ganoderma platense
Hymenomycetes
Inonotus rickii
Rigidoporus ulmarius
spellingShingle bark
biocontrol agent
disease control
fungal disease
wood
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Acer
Acer negundo
Basidiomycota
Epicoccum purpurascens
Fungi
Ganoderma
Ganoderma platense
Hymenomycetes
Inonotus rickii
Rigidoporus ulmarius
Mielnichuk, Natalia
López, Silvia Edith
Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
topic_facet bark
biocontrol agent
disease control
fungal disease
wood
Argentina
Buenos Aires [Argentina]
South America
Acer
Acer negundo
Basidiomycota
Epicoccum purpurascens
Fungi
Ganoderma
Ganoderma platense
Hymenomycetes
Inonotus rickii
Rigidoporus ulmarius
description Epicoccum purpurascens, a component of the bark micromycota, was evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent for three decay-causing hymenomycetes frequently found in Buenos Aires city trees, Ganoderma platense, Inonotus rickii and Rigidoporus ulmarius. Treatments consisted of dual cultures of E. purpurascens and xylophagous fungi on box elder (Acer negundo) wood blocks. Two inoculation sequences were tested: (i) the biocontrol agent as the first microorganism inoculated followed by the pathogen; and (ii) the xylophagous fungus as the first microorganism inoculated followed by the biocontrol agent. After 3 months of incubation, percentage dry weight loss was calculated. When E. purpurascens was allowed to colonize wood blocks before the introduction of the xylophagous fungus, dry weight loss was significantly reduced in all instances. However, as a secondary colonizer, E. purpurascens mildly reduced the weight loss caused by G. platense, had no effect on degradation by I. rickii and increased wood weight loss by R. ulmarius. © 2007 The Authors.
author Mielnichuk, Natalia
López, Silvia Edith
author_facet Mielnichuk, Natalia
López, Silvia Edith
author_sort Mielnichuk, Natalia
title Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
title_short Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
title_full Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
title_fullStr Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
title_full_unstemmed Interaction between Epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
title_sort interaction between epicoccum purpurascens and xylophagous basidiomycetes on wood blocks
publishDate 2007
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_14374781_v37_n4_p236_Mielnichuk
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_14374781_v37_n4_p236_Mielnichuk
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