EPPO Global Database

Gremmeniella abietina(GREMAB)

Hosts

Important note about the classification of host plants in GD:
Categories have been assigned by the EPPO Secretariat on the basis of available data at the time of entry. They correspond to a qualitative evaluation of the importance of the host plant for the pest concerned and remain indicative only.
Further explanation of categories is available in the guide.
Organism Type
Abies sachalinensis (ABISA) Major host
* Yokota SDr, Uozumi T, Matsuzaki S (1974) Scleroderris canker of Todo-fir in Hokkaido, Northern Japan. European Journal of Forest Pathology 4, 155–166. 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Picea abies (PIEAB) Major host
* Kaitera J, Mäkitalo K, Hantula J (2015) Incidence of Gremmeniella abietina in planted seedlings of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris in northern Finland. Forest Pathology 45(1), 14-20. 

* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus contorta (PIUCN) Major host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus sylvestris (PIUSI) Major host
* Doğmuş-Lehtijärvi HT, Oskay F,  Lehtijärvi A (2012) Susceptibility of Pinus nigra and Cedrus libani to Turkish Gremmeniella abietina isolates. Forest Systems 21(2), 306-312. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2012212-02251

* Kaitera J, Mäkitalo K, Hantula J (2015) Incidence of Gremmeniella abietina in planted seedlings of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris in northern Finland. Forest Pathology 45(1), 14-20. 

* Ogris N (2012) Recent Outbreaks of Gremmeniella abietina in Slovenia. Forstschutz Aktuell 55, 24-25.

* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sheller MA, Shilkina EA, Ibe AA, Razdorozhnaya TY, Sukhikh TV (2020) Phytopathogenic fungi in forest nurseries of Middle Siberia. iForest 13, 507-512. https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor3507-013

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Abies balsamea (ABIBA) Host
* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Abies nordmanniana subsp. equitrojani (ABIBR) Host
* Özkazanç NK, Maden S (2013) Some important shoot and stem fungi in pine (Pinus spp.) and firs (Abies sp.) in western black sea region, Turkey. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi 15, 32-38.
Larix lyallii (LAXLY) Host
* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Picea glauca (PIEGA) Host
* Myren DT, Laflamme G, Singh P, Magasi LP, Lachance D (1994) Tree diseases of eastern Canada. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Ottawa, Ontario. 159 pp.

* OECD (2006), “Section 7 - White Spruce (PICEA GLAUCA (MOENCH) VOSS)”, in Safety Assessment of Transgenic Organisms, Volume 2: OECD Consensus Documents, OECD Publishing, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789264095403-8-en

* Petrini O, Petrini LE, LaFlamme G, Ouellette GB (1989) Taxonomic position of Gremmeniella abietina and related species: A reappraisal. Canadian Journal of Botany 67, 2805-2814. 
Picea jezoensis (PIEJE) Host
* Bogacheva AV, Bukharova NV (2020) [Spring fungi of spruce-fir forests from the Botchinsky Nature Reserve (Khabarovsk Territory)]. Mikologiya i Fitopatologiya 54(3), 157-161 (in Russian with English abstract)
Picea mariana (PIEMA) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Picea omorika (PIEOM) Host
* Ballian D, Ravazzi C, Caudullo G (2016) Picea omorika in Europe: distribution, habitat, usage and threats. In: San-Miguel-Ayanz J, de Rigo D, Caudullo G, Houston Durrant T, Mauri A (Eds.), European Atlas of Forest Tree Species. Publ. Off. EU, Luxembourg, pp. e0157f9+

* Tanovski V, Matovic B, Kesic L, Stojanovic DB (2022) A review of the influence of climate change on coniferous forests in the Balkan peninsula. Topola/Poplar 210, 41-64.
Picea rubens (PIERU) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Picea sitchensis (PIESI) Host
* Warren GR, Harrison KJ, Laflamme G (2011) New and updated information on Scleroderris canker in the Atlantic Provinces. The Forestry Chronicle 87(3), 382-390.
Pinus banksiana (PIUBN) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus cembra (PIUCE) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Senn J (2008) Tree mortality caused by Gremmeniella abietina in a subalpine afforestation in the central Alps and its relationship with duration of snow cover. European Journal of Forest Pathology 29(1), 65-74.
Pinus densiflora (PIUDE) Host
* Hudler GW, Neal BG (1990) Scleroderris canker in New York State: attempts to justify and cope with regulatory action. European Journal of Forest Pathology, 20(2), 106-112.
Pinus halepensis (PIUHA) Host
* Santamaría O, Pajares JA, Diez JJ (2003) First report of Gremmeniella abietina on Pinus halepensis in Spain.Plant Pathology 52(3), 425.
Pinus koraiensis (PIUKO) Host
* La YJ, Kim YH, Kim SG, So J, Kwon YD (2007) Outbreak of Scleroderris canker of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in Korea. Proceedings of the 2007 Summer Meeting of the Korean Forest Society, pp. 53–56.
Pinus monticola (PIUMO) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Pinus mugo (PIUMU) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Senn J (2008) Tree mortality caused by Gremmeniella abietina in a subalpine afforestation in the central Alps and its relationship with duration of snow cover. European Journal of Forest Pathology 29(1), 65-74.

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus nigra (PIUNI) Host
* Georgieva M, Marković M (2018) A comparative study on Dothistroma needle blight disease on Pinus spp. in Bulgaria and Serbia. Silva Balcanica 19(2) 55-66. https://silvabalcanica.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/sb-192-2018-055-066.pdf

* Ogris N (2012) Recent Outbreaks of Gremmeniella abietina in Slovenia. Forstschutz Aktuell 55, 24-25.

* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
------- As P.  nigra var. austriaca.

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.

* Skilling DD, Schneider BS, Sullivan JA (1977) Scleroderris canker on Austrian and ponderosa pine in New York. Plant Disease Reporter 61(8), 707-708.
Pinus nigra subsp. laricio (PIUNL) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
------- As Pinus nigra var. maritima.
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana (PIUNP) Host
* Doğmuş-Lehtijärvi HT, Oskay F,  Lehtijärvi A (2012) Susceptibility of Pinus nigra and Cedrus libani to Turkish Gremmeniella abietina isolates. Forest Systems 21(2), 306-312. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2012212-02251
Pinus pinaster (PIUPL) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Pinus pinea (PIUPN) Host
* Barbacovi A, Capretti P, Moriondo F (1979) Diffusione e danni di Brunchorstia pinea (Karst.) Höhn. Su popolamenti naturali e artificiali di conifere in Italia. Estratto dagli Annali dell`Accademia Italiana di Scienze Forestali. Vol. XXVIII.

* Santamaría O, Pajares JA, Diez JJ (2003) First report of Gremmeniella abietina on Pinus halepensis in Spain. Plant Pathology 52(3), 425.

* Vagniluca S, Goggioli V, Capretti P (1995) Cankers and shoot blights of Pinus pinea in Italy. In: Capretti P et al. Shoot and foliage diseases in forest trees. Proceedings of a Joint Meeting of the IUFRO Working Parties S2.06.02 and S2.06.04, Vallombrosa, Firenze, Italy 6-11 June 1994. pp. 284-286.
Pinus ponderosa (PIUPO) Host
* Skilling DD, Schneider BS, Sullivan JA (1977) Scleroderris canker on Austrian and ponderosa pine in New York. Plant Disease Reporter 61(8), 707-708.
Pinus radiata (PIURA) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Pinus resinosa (PIURE) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus rigida (PIURI) Host
* Skilling DD, O’Brien JT, Beil JA (1979) Scleroderris canker of Northern conifers. Forest Insect & Disease Leaflet 130. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 8 pp.
------- as pitch pine
Pinus sabiniana (PIUSA) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Pinus strobus (PIUST) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 

* Sinclair WA & Lyon HH (2005) Diseases of Trees and Shrubs (No. Ed. 2). Comstock Publishing Associates. 650 pp.
Pinus wallichiana (PIUWA) Host
* Ogris N (2012) Recent Outbreaks of Gremmeniella abietina in Slovenia. Forstschutz Aktuell 55, 24-25.
------- Detected in imported plant material.
Pseudotsuga menziesii (PSTME) Host
* Punithalingam E, Gibson IAS (1973) Gremmeniella abietina. CMI Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria no. 369. CABI, Wallingford (GB). 
Larix kaempferi (LAXLE) Experimental
* Yokota S (1983) Etiological and pathological studies on Scleroderris canker in Hokkaido, Japan, Bull. For. & For. Prod. Res. Inst. 321, 89-116
Pinus thunbergii (PIUTH) Experimental
* Yokota S (1983) Etiological and pathological studies on Scleroderris canker in Hokkaido, Japan, Bull. For. & For. Prod. Res. Inst. 321, 89-116.