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Colonisation of leaves and twigs of Rubus parviflorus and R. spectabilis by endophytic fungi in a reforestation site in British Columbia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2000

Simon F. SHAMOUN
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, 506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 1M5 Canada
Thomas N. SIEBER
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Department of Forest Sciences, Section of Forest Pathology and Dendrology, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland. E-mail: thomas.sieber@fowi.ethz.ch
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Abstract

A study was designed to isolate and identify the endophytic mycobiota in leaves and twigs of Rubus spectabilis and R. parviflorus, the long-term goal being biological control of these plants with endophytes. Endophytic fungi were isolated from healthy-looking leaves and twigs collected from each species on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. More than 90% of the leaves of both species were colonised by endophytes. In addition, one third of the twig samples of each species were also colonised. Most isolates belonged to Phomopsis, and five species were identified and characterised according to morphology of the cultures and fructification structures. All Phomopsis species occurred on both Rubus species, but, one primarily colonised R. parviflorus, whereas another preferentially colonised R. spectabilis. The suitability of the isolated endophytes to inhibit growth of R. spectabilis and R. parviflorus, which compete with conifers in reforestation sites, is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© The British Mycological Society 2000

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