Keyword: fungus

• Evaluation of the effectiveness of Chondrostereum purpureum for the control of mechanically brushed trembling aspen suckers in a 2-year-old conifer plantation: Third-year results.
  http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hre/pubs/pubs/1082.htm
  Several vegetation control options are currently available to British Columbia foresters. Some of the more common options, such as herbicide application or manual brushing operations, may be limited in their effectiveness for a number of reasons. For example, public opposition may curtail the operational application of herbicides, while site conditions may preclude the use of manual brushing of competing vegetation (Boateng and Comeau 1997). Other less common methods may be restricted in their use to specific ecosystems. The Research Branch of the B.C. Ministry of Forests, in partnership with the Canadian Forest Service, the Biology Department of the University of Victoria, and Mycologic Inc., are currently involved in testing the use of a fungus, Condrostereum purpureum, as a method of controlling vegetation that competes with planted conifer seedlings. The purpose of this research was to evaluate promising methods for managing vegetation in conifer plantations. Condrostereum purpureum is an ideal can ...