Journal für Kulturpflanzen (Mar 2023)

Lecanosticta acicola (Ascomycota) causing brown spot needle blight on Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica) in Germany

  • Jan Hinrichs-Berger,
  • Kamilla Zegermacher,
  • Gabriele Zgraja

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5073/JfK.2023.03-04.04
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 75, no. 03-04

Abstract

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The fungus Lecanosticta acicola (Thüm.) Sydow causes needle blight on trees of the genera Pinus and Cedrus. On pines, it has been known in Germany since 1994. Here, its first detection on Atlas cedar in Germany is reported.

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