Extent of decay associated with Fomes igniarius sporophores in Colorado aspen

Thomas E. Hinds

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Extent of decay associated with Fomes igniarius sporophores in Colorado aspen

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Thomas E. Hinds

Year:

1963

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Res. Note RM-4. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

The most destructive decay of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is caused by Fomes igniarius var. populinus (Neu.) Camb. This fungus accounted for 59 percent of the decay found in a recent study of aspen in Colorado. It is almost impossible to find stands of any age that are not damaged to some degree by F. igniarius, and trees with advanced stages of decay usually bear numerous sporophores or conks.

Keywords

aspen, Populus tremuloides Michx, Fomes igniarius var populinus (Neu) Camb, sporophores, Colorado

Citation

Hinds, Thomas E. 1963. Extent of decay associated with Fomes igniarius sporophores in Colorado aspen. Res. Note RM-4. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p.