Dj. Morrison et al., NUMBER OF HETEROBASIDION-ANNOSUM VEGETATIVE COMPATIBILITY GROUPS IN ROOTS OF BASIDIOSPORE-INFECTED STUMPS, Plant Pathology, 43(5), 1994, pp. 907-912
Heterobasidion annosum was isolated from colonized parts of Sitka spru
ce stumps in Dundeugh Forest, Scotland and amabilis fir stumps in Rive
r Jordan, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Isolates from each stump
were paired in all combinations on malt extract agar and their intera
ctions were scored according to established criteria. As many as ten v
egetative compatibility (VC) groups were detected among isolates from
the roots of a single stump. In four stumps that were intensively stud
ied, about one-half of the VC groups in the roots were not detected in
the upper part of the stump. Transfer of VC groups of H. annosum from
stump roots to tree roots was observed.