Comparison of vegetative compatibility types in Italian and Swiss subpopulations of Cryphonectria parasitica

Summary Tester isolates of 20 vegetative compatibility (vc) types from 11 Italian subpopulations and tester isolates of 26 vc types from five Swiss subpopulations of Cryphonectria parasitica were compared by two different vc test methods. A total of 31 different vc types was identified; 15 vc types were common to both countries, five Italian vc types were not found in Switzerland and 11 Swiss vc types were not found in Italy. These 31 vc types were labelled with the acronym EU, followed by progressive numbers and may constitute the base for a common European nomenclature. The vc type EU-2 was the most common vc type in both countries and dominated in all Swiss and in seven Italian subpopulations. The vc types EU-1 and EU-5 were found primarily in northern Italy and Switzerland, while EU-10 and EU-12 were most common in southern Italy. The diversity of vc types was greater in the subpopulations of Switzerland and northern Italy than in the subpopulations of southern Italy. The geographical distribution of vc types in Europe should therefore be taken into consideration for biological control measures of chestnut blight and quarantine regulations.

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