Research Article

Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye

Volume: 24 Number: 3 September 30, 2023
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Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye

Abstract

The endophytic fungi present in needles of Pinus sylvestris, Pinus pinaster, Pinus nigra, Pinus taeda and Pinus radiata were investigated in Kerpe Research Forest, İzmit in 2016. Ten trees of each pine species were sampled systematically. Previous years green needles were sampled from the lower part of the canopy, from two equally spaced positions around the tree. Each needle was surface sterilized and cut into 0.5 cm sections then individually placed onto malt extract agar plates. DNA was ex-tracted from reprensentative seven isolates and amplified using primers ITS1 and ITS4 targeting the nuclear 5.8S rDNA gene and the two ITS regions flanked between 18S and 28S rDNA genes. Amplicons sequenced in both directions using the univer-sal fungal primers ITS1 and ITS4. Isolations from a total of 1000 needles (200 from each pine species) yielded 750 fungal isolates. Pestalotiopsis funerea (Desm.) Steyaert was isolated at the highest frequency followed by Acremonium sp., Cladio-sporum sp. and Cyclaneusma minus.

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Thanks

We would like to thank Zeynep TUNALI and Şule YELTEKİN for assisting in the laboratory.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Forest Health and Pathology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

September 30, 2023

Submission Date

May 17, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 15, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 24 Number: 3

APA
Aday Kaya, A. G., Doğmuş Lehtijarvi, T., & Lehtijarvi, A. T. (2023). Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Forestry, 24(3), 208-212. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.1297920
AMA
1.Aday Kaya AG, Doğmuş Lehtijarvi T, Lehtijarvi AT. Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2023;24(3):208-212. doi:10.18182/tjf.1297920
Chicago
Aday Kaya, Ayse Gülden, Tuğba Doğmuş Lehtijarvi, and Asko Tapio Lehtijarvi. 2023. “Fungal Endophytes in the Needles of Native and Exotic Pine Species in a Planta-Tion in Northwestern Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 24 (3): 208-12. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.1297920.
EndNote
Aday Kaya AG, Doğmuş Lehtijarvi T, Lehtijarvi AT (September 1, 2023) Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Forestry 24 3 208–212.
IEEE
[1]A. G. Aday Kaya, T. Doğmuş Lehtijarvi, and A. T. Lehtijarvi, “Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye”, Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 208–212, Sept. 2023, doi: 10.18182/tjf.1297920.
ISNAD
Aday Kaya, Ayse Gülden - Doğmuş Lehtijarvi, Tuğba - Lehtijarvi, Asko Tapio. “Fungal Endophytes in the Needles of Native and Exotic Pine Species in a Planta-Tion in Northwestern Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Forestry 24/3 (September 1, 2023): 208-212. https://doi.org/10.18182/tjf.1297920.
JAMA
1.Aday Kaya AG, Doğmuş Lehtijarvi T, Lehtijarvi AT. Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2023;24:208–212.
MLA
Aday Kaya, Ayse Gülden, et al. “Fungal Endophytes in the Needles of Native and Exotic Pine Species in a Planta-Tion in Northwestern Türkiye”. Turkish Journal of Forestry, vol. 24, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 208-12, doi:10.18182/tjf.1297920.
Vancouver
1.Ayse Gülden Aday Kaya, Tuğba Doğmuş Lehtijarvi, Asko Tapio Lehtijarvi. Fungal endophytes in the needles of native and exotic pine species in a planta-tion in Northwestern Türkiye. Turkish Journal of Forestry. 2023 Sep. 1;24(3):208-12. doi:10.18182/tjf.1297920

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