Testing the 'Rotstop' biological preparation for controlling Heterobasidion root rot in Latvia
2014
Brauners, I., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia);Latvian State Forest Research Inst. Silava, Salaspils (Latvia) | Bruna, L., Forest Sector Competence Centre, SIA, Riga (Latvia) - MNKC | Gaitnieks, T., Latvian State Forest Research Inst. Silava, Salaspils (Latvia)
In Latvia, Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris as the commercially most valuable species make more than half of all woodlands. It has been found that about 23% of spruce stands are infected by root rot, caused predominantly by fungal pathogen Heterobasidion annosum s.l. To restrict the spread of root rot in coniferous forests of Latvia, the Joint Stock Company ''Latvijas valsts meži'' collaborated with Latvian State Forest Research Institute ''Silava'' in 2006 and launched a project for testing the Rotstop biological preparation, containing a suspension of Phlebiopsis gigantea spores. This project had a general task to accomplish Rotstop using technology approbation in Latvia and develop control system. Starting with the year 2008, preparation was used for stump treatment during thinning operations. When analysing the field data, a conclusion made in other studies was confirmed - P. gigantea colonizes pinewood more intensively even in case of improper stump treatment. It implies that the quality of stump treatment is decisive when using Rotstop for rot control in spruce stands.
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