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This research was funded by Project RTA 2017-00063-C04-03 INIA, the Project Healthy Forest: LIFE14 ENV/ES/000179, the Department of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment (Basque Government), grant reference: SANFOR2020. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, at the University of Pretoria (FABI).

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Genetic Diversity of Lecanosticta acicola in Pinus Ecosystems in Northern Spain

Publicado en:J Fungi (Basel). 9 (6): 651- - 2023-06-01 9(6), DOI: 10.3390/jof9060651

Autores: Mesanza, Nebai; Barnes, Irene; van der Nest, Ariska; Raposo, Rosa; Berbegal, Monica; Iturritxa, Eugenia

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Lecanosticta acicola is one of the most damaging species affecting Pinus radiata plantations in Spain. Favourable climatic conditions and unknown endogenous factors of the pathogen and host led to a situation of high incidence and severity of the disease in these ecosystems. With the main aim of understanding the factors intrinsic to this pathogenic species, a study of the population structure in new established plantations with respect to older plantations was implemented. The genetic diversity, population structure and the ability of the pathogen to spread was determined in Northern Spain (Basque Country), where two thirds of the total Pinus radiata plantations of Spain are located. From a total of 153 Lecanosticta acicola isolates analysed, two lineages were present; the southern lineage, which was prevalent, and the northern lineage, which was scarce. A total of 22 multilocus genotypes were detected with a balanced composition of both mating types and evidence for sexual reproduction. In addition to the changing environmental conditions enhancing disease expression, the complexity and diversity of the pathogen will make it difficult to control and to maintain the wood productive system fundamentally based on this forest species.

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