Zagrożenie drzewostanów dębowych przez Cryphonectria parasitica

Cryphonectria parasitica is a pathogen that causes chestnut blight – a disease that has decimated chestnut trees Castanea dentata in North America and C. sativa in Europe. C. parasitica also infects other tree species, including oaks. Although the disease on oaks progresses and develops in a milder way, it can pose a threat to them. The main purpose of the work is to investigate the risk of C. parasitica occurring in oak stands. The work is based on a review of the available literature taking into account an analysis of pathogen detection and identification methods, current distribution of disease in Europe, distribution of potential host plants, favourable climatic conditions, and ways of spreading (pathways).