| fungi associated with shoots of silver birch (betula pendula) in scotland. | the fungi associated with diseased and healthy shoots of young, planted betula pendula were studied at five sites in scotland where crown die-back of birch is occurring. at each site, 30 diseased and 30 healthy shoots were sampled twice, with 1 yr-old shoots collected in may 2002, and 4-5-month-old shoots collected in september/october 2002. overall, 34 different fungal species were recorded, with 92 % and 60 % of all diseased and healthy shoot pieces, respectively, colonised by at least one fun ... | 2004 | 15587066 |