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Conidiophores and Basidiocarps of Fomes annosus on Pines in East Central Alabama. W. D. Kelley, Research Associate, Department of Botany and Microbiology, Auburn University, Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama 36830; T. C. Davis, Assistant Professor, Department of Forestry, Auburn University, Agricultural Experiment Station, Auburn, Alabama 36830. Phytopathology 63:1424. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-63-1424.

Field examinations of Fomes annosus-infected pine trees revealed very few conidiophores; large basidiocarps were generally found only under duff at ground line. Numerous small basidiocarps observed in bark crevices 15-60 cm above ground line may be most important in spread of F. annosus by air-borne spores.