The occurrence of multiple introductions may be a crucial factor in the successful establishment of invasive species, but few studies focus on the introduction of fungal pathogens, despite their ...
Discover the latest articles and news in related subjects. Nearly all cankers sampled from USA and European populations had perithecia containing viable ascospore progeny. However, we were able to ...
In 1904, something alarming was discovered at the Bronx Zoological Park in New York City. It was a deadly fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, that was killing American chestnut trees. The result was one ...
Two images from the field show a chestnut sprout and a closeup of the fungus. The canker fungus, Cryphonectria parasitica, is responsible for widespread loss of American chestnut trees from the forest ...
The small stem assay is a straightforward way to assess for infection by Cryphonectria parasitica, the chestnut blight fungus. It starts with an actively growing culture of the fungus, such as strain ...