Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

One of the methods limiting the damages done by Armillaria species is to decrease the number of dead wood stumps attacked by it, particularly it refers to deciduous tree stumps.The objective of the presented paper was an attempt to estimate the possibility to select some saprotrophic fungi species whose ability of decaying oak wood is higher and faster than that of Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink and Armillaria gallica Marxm & Romagn, and which could be utilized in a biological protection method preventing Armillaria root-wood attack. All analyzed wood samples were colonized by tested mycelia. Among the fungi which could be utilized in a biological method of protection against root mould caused by Armillaria, the fungus Tramestes versicolor has shown to be the best suited for this purpose. Four different isolates were tested, which have confirmed their efficiency in decaying oak heartwood. Therefore, this fungus could be used for the elaboration of a biopreparation protecting effectively against Armillaria root rot.