Stenlid, Jan
- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Ash dieback, caused by the invasive fungal pathogen Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, has become a serious threat to ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) and ash-related ecosystems in Europe. The fast emergence and expansion of this new disease has called for an intensive investigation, which resulted in a large number of research projects in Europe. Recently, as a result of the European cooperation and exchange programme FRAXBACK, numerous reports containing detailed information about the situation of ash dieback in different countries and related research have been published. For this review, we performed a systematic analysis of these country reports. We focussed on differences and similarities between European regions and countries regarding the importance, genetics and resistance of ash, the spread, monitoring, impact and management of the disease and on factors that have an influence on its severity. By including most recent scientific literature, this review provides a concise yet substantial overview about ash and ash dieback in Europe.
Keywords
Ash dieback; Emerging disease; Forest pathology; Fraxinus; Hymenoscyphus fraxineus; Invasive species
Published in
Title: Invasive Species Reviews: 2018-2024
Publisher: CABI International
SLU Authors
Vasaitis, Rimvydas
- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Forest Mycology and Plant Pathology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Publication identifier
- ISBN: 9781800628908
- eISBN: 9781800628922
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/142759