Rust fungus infection of Norway spruce
Research activities focus on
- Identification and selection of Chrysomyxa resistant trees
- Scion rooting for growth of a resistant mother garden
- Development of resistance tests
- Monitoring of infection dynamics
- Analysis of resistance mechanisms
- Analysis of needle metabolites
- Development of afforestation strategies
Funding
AlpS, Centre for Natural Hazard and Risk Management GmbH, Innsbruck
FWF Austrian Science Fund (P 29896-B22)
Cooperation
- Landesforstgärten Tirol
- Waldpflegeverein Tirol
- Landesforstdirektion Tirol
- BFW Bundesforschungszentrum für Wald
- Forstbetrieb Mayr-Melnhof
Personnel involved
Stefan Mayr
Ilse Kranner
Andrea Ganthaler
Birgit Dämon