| Biocontrol: Fighting a Noxious Soil Fungus with a Good Soil Fungus |
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| Investigators |
| Dr. Bill Chapman, British Columbia Ministry of Forests
Dr. Guoping Xiao, University of British Columbia
Denise English M.Sc., Doroshuk English Enterprises
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What is the Issue? |
| FOREST HEALTH |
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Armilleria root disease infects a wide variety of conifer and broadleaf trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants. In British Columbia this root disease is of growing concern to all stakeholders. A novel approach to combating this root disease is being investigated. A naturally occurring soil fungus, Hyphaloma fasciculare, is being inoculated on site and used to exclude Armilleria from infecting fresh dead wood and/or roots. Hyphaloma has the ability to both overrun and displace Armilleria. This has very important implications since the invasive behavior of Armilleria appears to be more aggressive in many instances after timber harvesting.
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What is our goal? |
| COMBATING WIDESPREAD ROOT DISEASE WITH BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
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| Biocontrol: fighting a noxious soil fungus with a good soil fungus. |
Where we currently stand. |
| This long-term study commenced in February 2000 when three experimental plots were set up to receive differing treatments through random allocation. The areas were planted with Hypholoma in the first part of June. Over the course of the first two years, results are expected to indicate the effectiveness of the inoculation treatment. Over four years, mortality changes should become apparent and documents presenting results will be published throughout the course of the study.
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