Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.21-14
Health Condition of European Beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) According to Provenances in International Provenance Trial
Nevenka Ćelepirović
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Forest Tree Breeding and Seed Science, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Sanja Novak Agbaba
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division of Forest Protection and Game Management, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Aikaterini Dounavi
; Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Department of Forest Protection, Wonnhaldestraße 4, DE-79100 Freiburg, Germany
Sanja Bogunović
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Forest Tree Breeding and Seed Science, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Miran Lanšćak
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Forest Tree Breeding and Seed Science, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Marija Gradečki-Poštenjak
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division for Silviculture, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Anamarija Jazbec
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Department for Forest Inventory and Management, Svetošimunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Heinz Rennenberg
; Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Institute for Forest Sciences, Chair for Tree Physiology, Georges-Köhler-Allee 53/54, DE-79110 Freiburg, Germany
Mladen Ivanković
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division of Genetics, Forest Tree Breeding and Seed Science, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
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Abstract
The performance of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) is severely threatened by abiotic and biotic stresses, but the resilience of its provenances from distinct geographic areas has not been sufficiently studied. Therefore, the performance of European beech was investigated in an international provenance trial consisting of twenty-one natural populations originating from Central Europe and Southeast Europe located on Medvednica Mountain (Croatia). The performance of European beech was investigated by characterizing I) damage types, II) crown damage intensity, III) damage frequency, and IV) clustering of provenances based on damage types. Anthracnose, galls, chewing damages, and aphids were recorded on leaves, and canker on the trunk and branches. The crown damage intensity was minute (less than 10%) for all types of disease. Anthracnose was the most common damage, followed in descending order by galls, canker, chewing damages and aphids. When the types of damage were analysed using descriptive statistics (frequency analysis and clustering), significant differences were recorded between provenances (χ2=322.19, p<0.0001). European beech provenances were classified into four clusters. Aphids and galls caused the least and the highest damage, respectively, in each cluster, except for Cluster 4, where anthracnose caused the highest damage. The results of this study showed generally good health condition of European beech provenances originating from Central and Southeast Europe in the period of the investigation.
Keywords
European beech; pests; diseases; international provenance trial
Hrčak ID:
268264
URI
Publication date:
24.12.2021.
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