<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This short review summarises the history and current knowledge regarding beech bark disease (BBD) in Slovakia. Moreover, the results of ongoing long-term disease monitoring are summarised. The article also provides a list of the 29 <italic>Nectria</italic> s.l. species found to date in Slovakia, complete with information about their occurrence on host tree species. Above all, we highlight the need for histopathological research on beech tissues attacked by different <italic>Nectria</italic> spp. Notably, neither the defensive response mechanisms of host cellular tissues at the anatomical and biochemical levels nor the strategy of decomposition by different pathogens have been explored in beech.</p></abstract>

This short review summarises the history and current knowledge regarding beech bark disease (BBD) in Slovakia. Moreover, the results of ongoing long-term disease monitoring are summarised. The article also provides a list of the 29 Nectria s.l. species found to date in Slovakia, complete with information about their occurrence on host tree species. Above all, we highlight the need for histopathological research on beech tissues attacked by different Nectria spp. Notably, neither the defensive response mechanisms of host cellular tissues at the anatomical and biochemical levels nor the strategy of decomposition by different pathogens have been explored in beech.

Beech bark disease in Slovakia related to fungi of the genus <italic>Nectria</italic> S.l. and the anatomy of necrotised bark and wood: a brief review

Department of Wood Science, Faculty of Wood Science and Technology

Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

Folia Oecologica

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Beech bark disease in Slovakia related to fungi of the genus  S.l. and the anatomy of necrotised bark and wood: a brief review

This short review summarises the history and current knowledge regarding beech bark disease (BBD) in Slovakia. Moreover, the results of ongoing long-term...

Beech bark disease in Slovakia related to fungi of the genus Nectria S.l. and the anatomy of necrotised bark and wood: a brief review

Published Online: May 13, 2020

Page range: 16 - 22

Received: Oct 11, 2019

Accepted: Feb 12, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2020-0003

Keywords
beech necrosis, L., histopathology, s.l., xylem tissues

© 2020 Vladimír Račko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Beech bark disease in Slovakia related to fungi of the genus Nectria S.l. and the anatomy of necrotised bark and wood: a brief review

Published Online: May 13, 2020

Page range: 16 - 22

Received: Oct 11, 2019

Accepted: Feb 12, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/foecol-2020-0003

Keywordsbeech necrosis, L., histopathology, s.l., xylem tissues

© 2020 Vladimír Račko et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
beech necrosis, L., histopathology, s.l., xylem tissues