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## Summary We examined foliar endophyte frequencies in two native (__Betula pendula__ and __Betula pubescens__) and three exotic (__Betula ermanii, Betula platyphylla__ and __Betula resinifera__) birch species and their hybrids in Punkaharju, Finland. The most frequently isolated endophytic fungi in the experimental trees were __Fusicladium betulae__ and __Gnomonia setacea__ making up 80–90% of all endophyte infections. Total endophyte infection levels varied from 0.5 colony forming units (CFU)/cm^2^ in __B. platyphylla__ to 8.6 CFU/cm^2^ in __B. pubescens__ that had highest total infection levels of both examined endophyte species. The resistance of hybrids was generally very close to the more resistant parent (the only exception being __Fusicladium__ in __B. platyphylla__ × __B. pendula__ hybrid) supporting the hypothesis that the resistance of birch hybrids to these fungi is genetically based and caused by dominant inheritance of resistance traits.
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- Author
- K. Saikkonen; M. L. Helander; M. Rousi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 1437-4781)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)