Astra Zaļuma

Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" — LV

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions(24), Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies(21), Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases(14), Fungal Biology and Applications(8), Forest Insect Ecology and Management(8)

Publications32 total

Persistence of Viable Heterobasidion parviporum Inoculum in Norway Spruce Root Fragments in Drained Peat Soils
Forests·2025Open Access
The urea treatment of silver birch ( <i>Betula pendula</i> Roth) logs promotes wood decay and wood discoloration
Wood Material Science and Engineering·2024
Effect of stand thinning, former land use and individual tree parameters on wood inhabiting fungal community composition in young living Norway spruce
Fungal ecology·2023· 10 cited
Long-term pathological consequences of resin tapping wounds on stems of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.)
Trees·2022· 16 citedOpen Access
In vitro screening of Latvian isolates of Bjerkandera adusta and Sistotrema brinkmannii as potential biocontrol agents against Heterobasidion root and butt rots
BALTIC FORESTRY·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Spread of <i>Heterobasidion</i> genotypes in Norway spruce stands on drained peat soil in Latvia
Canadian Journal of Forest Research·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Inferences on the Susceptibility of Wood of Different Tree Species to Heterobasidion annosum Sensu Lato Primary Infections and on the Range of Pathogen Spores Dispersal
Forests·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
Control of Heterobasidion in Norway Spruce Stands: The Impact of Stump Cover on Efficacy of Urea and Phlebiopsis gigantea and Implications for Forest Management
Forests·2021· 12 citedOpen Access
Induction of Defense Responses in Pinus sylvestris Seedlings by Methyl Jasmonate and Response to Heterobasidion annosum and Lophodermium seditiosum Inoculation
Forests·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
Initial and long-term fungal diversity and occurrence of <i>Heterobasidion</i> spp. in Norway spruce root fragments remaining in soil after stump extraction
Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research·2021· 5 cited
Infection and Spread of Root Rot Caused by Heterobasidion parviporum in Picea abies Stands after Thinning: Case Studies on Former Pasture and Meadow Lands
Forests·2021· 7 citedOpen Access
Development of Heterobasidion spp. fruit bodies on decayed Piecea abies
Forest Ecology and Management·2020· 19 cited
Infection and Spread of Root Rot Caused by Heterobasidion Parviporum in Picea Abies Stands after Thinning: Case Studies on Former Pasture and Meadow Lands
2020· 2 citedOpen Access
Efficacy of Phlebiopsis gigantea against Heterobasidion conidiospore and basidiospore infection in spruce wood
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry·2020· 9 citedOpen Access
First report on the Dutch elm disease pathogen <i>Ophiostoma novo‐ulmi</i> from Latvia
Forest Pathology·2020· 7 cited
Natural infection and colonization of pre-commercially cut stumps of Picea abies and Pinus sylvestris by Heterobasidion rot and its biocontrol fungus Phlebiopsis gigantea
Biological Control·2020· 11 cited
Pinus sylvestris Breeding for Resistance against Natural Infection of the Fungus Heterobasidion annosum
Forests·2019· 15 citedOpen Access
Effect of Soil Properties on the Spread of Heterobasidion Root Rot
Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences Section B Natural Exact and Applied Sciences·2019· 11 citedOpen Access
Growth of <i>Phlebiopsis gigantea</i> in wood of seven conifer species
Forest Pathology·2019· 6 cited
Susceptibility of Small-Diameter Norway Spruce Understory Stumps to Heterobasidion Spore Infection
Forests·2019· 7 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Tālis Gaitnieks(29), Dārta Kļaviņa(18), Natālija Burņeviča(17), Lauma Brūna(13), Kristīne Kenigsvalde(10), Tuula Piri(7), Rimvydas Vasaitis(6), Āris Jansons(5), Juris Jansons(5), Kaspars Polmanis(5), Indulis Brauners(4), Kari Korhonen(3), Zane Striķe(3), Andis Lazdiņš(3), Lauma Silbauma(3), Guglielmo Lione(3), Paolo Gonthier(3), N. Arhipova(2), Līva Legzdiņa(2), Raitis Rieksts-Riekstiņš(2)