How to Identify Scots Pine Fungus - Curreya pithyophila

In this film by Jack D'Gama, forest pathologist Dr Sarah Green from Forest Research explains how to identify Scots pine fungus Curreya pithyophila, its features and the impact it is having on young Scots pine trees.
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Here are the definitions of key references in the film:
'Adelgid' are aphid-like insects that suck sap from conifers.
'Stroma' is a mass of fungal tissue.
Pineus pini is the Scots pine adelgid.
Phloem is vascular tissue that moves food made in leaves to other parts of the plant.
Crumenulopsis sororia is a fungal species, a wound-infecting pathogen of Scots pinea
A canker is damage to bark caused by fungal disease
And here is a list of key websites referred to:
Forest Research Tree Alert, an online reporting tool for tree pests and diseases, treealert.forestresearch.gov.uk/
Plant Healthy certification scheme, planthealthy.org.uk/
Forest Research Ecological Site Classification (ESC) tool, www.forestresearch.gov.uk/too...
www.planthealthcentre.scot/bl...

[@Ziidgaa]

Such a complex fungal - insect - tree relationship. Interesting! I hope this fungus is not going to affect the Scots pine population too badly.

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

Hopefully the genetic diversity in Scots pine will assist in finding resistant trees.

[@MagdaPowers]

Very interesting information about this aggressive type of fungus!

[@franciscodacosta1477]

🏆Superb.

[@MagdaPowers]

Very interesting information about this aggressive fungus!

[@WOODLANDSTV]

Glad you liked it!

[@raphlvlogs271]

considering that Scots pine is by far the most widespread pine species in the world they are going to have isolated growths that can survive the spread of diseases