On the geographic variation of Ciboria batschiana (Zopf) Buchwald, the main pathogenic fungus on acorns of Quercus robur and Q.petraea in Europe

Mycelial growth of the pathogenic fungus Ciboria batschiana (Zopf) Buchwald was examined at nine temperature levels between -3°C and +35°C using pure cultures of the fungus from eleven different provenances located in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. The fungus was isolated mainly from cotyledons of acorns of the oak species Quercus robur L. and Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl. Even at -3°C the mycelium of the fungus grew well. There were significant differences between the provenances in respect to growth rate and temperature tolerance, especially at low temperatures.