Przyczyny masowego zamierania drzewostanów dębowych

Agents causing damage to plant organisms like drought, folivore feeding, fungal pathogens, ground frosts have no significant effect on tree mortality if they occur individually, however their concurrent occurrence may lead to mass dieback of trees on a local scale. Changes in cell biochemistry of trees under the impact of stress factors enable development of fungal infections or facilitate insect attacks. This study presents examples of interactions between physiological changes (e.g. in production of enzymes, phenolic compounds, etc.) determining host plant resistance and pathogen or pest responses to these changes.