Seminar on Forest Pathology

Monday, November 30th, 2009
Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)
Vantaa Research Unit, Auditorium

MORNING SESSION ON VARIOUS PATHOLOGICAL TOPICS (9:00 - 11:00)

• LEENA HAMBERG (Metla, Vantaa): "The effects of different treatments on Sorbus aucuparia and Populus tremula sprouting in mesic forests in Finland".
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• ANNA RYTKÖNEN (Metla, Vantaa): Ash decline in Finland and genetic diversity of Finnish and Estonian populations of Chalara fraxinea
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• OTSO OVASKAINEN (University of Helsinki): Wood-decaying fungi: results from fruit-body inventories and 454-sequencing
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Lunch 11:00-12:00

AFTERNOON SESSION ON HETEROBASIDION (12:00-12:40)

• EEVA VAINIO (Metla, Vantaa): Heterobasidion spp. mycoviruses are phylogenetically diverse and show evidence of horizontal transfer between species.
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Coffee break

• ARI HIETALA (Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, Ås , Norway ): Hyphal growth and substrate exploitation patterns within Norway spruce stems colonized by Heterobasidion parviporum
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• TUULA PIRI (Metla, Vantaa): Control of Heterobasidion root rot by stump removal.
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• JARKKO HANTULA (Metla, Vantaa): Intraspecific variation of Heterobasidion abietinum populations.
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Sauna