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Fungi in the seeds of narrow-leaved ash from Croatian floodplain forests

Health status of narrow-leaved ash seeds is of great importance in the Republic of Croatia, since they are necessary for nursery production of seedlings, majority of which are further used for forest stand regeneration or afforestation and at the same time collected from adult trees in natural or specially managed forest stands. Objective of this study was to screen narrow-leaved ash seeds for presence of potentially parasitic fungi. Seeds were collected from five locations and analysed using three different methods. Results revealed relatively good health status of inspected seeds, with total of 15 different fungal taxa in less than 40% of samples and no confirmation of Hymenoscyphus fraxineus presence. Most frequently detected fungi were various species of genus Alternaria and species Sphaerulina berberidis, while other taxa rarely occurred.

narrow-leaved ash, Alternaria, Sphaerulina

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