Seminar on Forest Pathology

	Chondrostereum purpureum fruit bodies on birch stump. Photo: Leena Hamberg

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

Finnish Forest Research Institute (METLA)
Jokiniemenkuja 1, Vantaa
Auditorium

PROGRAMME

MORNING SESSION (10:00 - 11:20)

• RIIKKA LINNAKOSKI (University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu): Diversity of fungi associated with bark beetles – a survey in Finland and Russia.
  Abstract (pdf)
• HEIKKI NUORTEVA (Metla, Vantaa): The current outbreak of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) and its fungal associates (Grossmannia clavicera and Leptographium longiclavatum) in North American forests – a race between research and the nature.
  Abstract (pdf)

Lunch 11:20-12:00

AFTERNOON SESSION (12:00-13:20)

• TAPANI YLIMATTILA (University of Turku): A novel clade of T-2-producing Fusarium isolates from Northern Asia that are closely related to F. Sporotrichioides and to the two subgroups of European F. langsethiae.
  Abstract (pdf)
• RAIJA-LIISA PETÄISTÖ (Metla, Suonenjoki): Fusarium avenaceum and Picea abies container seedlings/ light and winter storage conditions.
  Abstract (pdf)

Coffee break

13:50-16:00

• LEENA HAMBERG (Metla, Vantaa): Investigations in Chondrostereum purpureum.
  Abstract (pdf)
• JUHA KAITERA (Metla, Muhos): Susceptibility of Pedicularis spp. to Cronartium ribicola and C. flaccidum in Finland
  Abstract (pdf)
• MICHAEL MÜLLER (Metla, Vantaa): Does long distance gene flow occur between subpopulations of Lophodermium piceae, the most common needle endophyte of Norway spruce?
  Abstract (pdf)

Sauna

Welcome!

Enquiries to Michael Müller; e-mail: michael.mueller @ metla.fi