Frequency of Armillaria species in woody substrates in Latvian Norway spruce stands

Lauma Silbauma; Inga Buša; Dārta Kļaviņa; Baiba Krivmane; Zane Striķe; Maryna Ramanenka; Guglielmo Lione; Keitlīna Krastiņa; Tālis Gaitnieks; Paolo Gonthier

doi:10.1080/02827581.2025.2495954

Frequency of Armillaria species in woody substrates in Latvian Norway spruce stands

Lauma Silbauma
, Inga Buša
, Dārta Kļaviņa^*
, Baiba Krivmane
, Zane Striķe
, Maryna Ramanenka
, Guglielmo Lione
, Keitlīna Krastiņa
, Tālis Gaitnieks
, Paolo Gonthier

^*Corresponding author for this work

Latvian State Forest Research Institute Silava
University of Turin

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Abstract

This study aimed to identify and quantify the presence of Armillaria species associated with various woody substrates in 48 Norway spruce forest stands growing on different soil types across Latvia. We collected 241 samples of Armillaria rhizomorphs, which were identified at the species level using molecular tools. The results showed that A. cepistipes is the dominant species in the wood substrates of Norway spruce in Latvia, followed by A. borealis. The impact of the observed Armillaria species on Norway spruce forests is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	237-240
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
Volume	40
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02827581.2025.2495954
Publication status	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Heterobasidion spp
Honey fungus
Picea abies
Rhizomorphs
root rot
Wood-inhabiting fungi

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Frequency of Armillaria species in woody substrates in Latvian Norway spruce stands

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