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Article

Comparison of Diplodia Tip Blight Pathogens in Spanish and North American Pine Ecosystems

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Neiker-BRTA, Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Granja Modelo s/n, Antigua Carretera Nacional 1, Km. 355, 01192 Arkaute, Spain
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Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, USA Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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Intituto de Investigación Forestal_ Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria (CIFOR, INIA), Carretera La Coruña Km 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid-INIA, Avenida Madrid 44, 34004 Palencia, Spain
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Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera S/N, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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LifeMine Therapeutics, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Microorganisms 2021, 9(12), 2565; https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9122565
Submission received: 15 November 2021 / Revised: 6 December 2021 / Accepted: 9 December 2021 / Published: 11 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Microbiology)

Abstract

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Diplodia tip blight is the most ubiquitous and abundant disease in Spanish Pinus radiata plantations. The economic losses in forest stands can be very severe because of its abundance in cones and seeds together with the low genetic diversity of the host. Pinus resinosa is not genetically diverse in North America either, and Diplodia shoot blight is a common disease. Disease control may require management designs to be adapted for each region. The genetic diversity of the pathogen could be an indicator of its virulence and spreading capacity. Our objective was to understand the diversity of Diplodia spp. in Spanish plantations and to compare it with the structure of American populations to collaborate in future management guidelines. Genotypic diversity was investigated using microsatellite markers. Eight loci (SS9–SS16) were polymorphic for the 322 isolates genotyped. The results indicate that Diplodia sapinea is the most frequent Diplodia species present in plantations of the north of Spain and has high genetic diversity. The higher genetic diversity recorded in Spain in comparison to previous studies could be influenced by the intensity of the sampling and the evidence about the remarkable influence of the sample type.

1. Introduction

Pinus radiata D. Don. is the most widespread exotic forest species susceptible to the fungal pathogen Diplodia sapinea (Fr.) Fuckel (syn. Diplodia pinea (Desm.) Kickx., Sphaeropsis sapinea (Fr.:Fr./Dyko and Sutton)) in Spain. The first record of the introduction of P. radiata D. Don in Spain is its presence in a garden in Lekeitio (Bizkaia) in the mid-19th century [1]. It was considered an appropriate candidate for forestry in Spain based on previous acclimatization studies [2]. The first plantations of this tree species in Spain were established at the end of the 19th century in the Basque Country. A policy of reforestation of public lands [3] led to an increase in the area covered by plantations, which reached over 160,000 ha by the 1970s [3,4,5]. Due to the environmental requirements of P. radiata, cold sensitivity and high humidity, its distribution within the northern Iberian Peninsula is limited mainly to the Cantabrian coast, which has an Atlantic climate, where this species is an important feature of the landscape [4,6]. It is difficult to determine the origin of P. radiata germplasm at any particular location in Spain [3], P. radiata seeds were obtained from collections performed during the first thinnings of the Basque Country pine forests and from providers located in New Zealand, the USA, Chile, France and Denmark. However, a study of the population of P. radiata growing in Spain showed low genetic diversity [7]. The local landrace and the three Californian natural provenances (Año Nuevo, Monterey and Cambria) have been compared using genetic diversity analysis by molecular markers (RAPDs), growth and characteristics morphological and survival. The local population was found to be most similar to the Año Nuevo provenance. The Año Nuevo and the local landrace showed the lowest mortality (2.1 and 8.1%, respectively). Mortality was greater for Monterey provenance (29.3%) and particularly high for the Cambrian provenance (52.6%). The differential genotype adaptation to local conditions of northern Spain and survival there may explain in part the detected low genetic diversity.
Diplodia tip blight caused by D. sapinea is the most ubiquitous and abundant disease in Spanish P. radiata plantations, which are monocultures and susceptible to various diseases. In a field survey performed in 2009 in the Basque Country [8], the incidence of Diplodia tip blight in surveyed plots was 100%, compared to 17% for pitch canker disease caused by Fusarium subglutinans f. sp. pini. The severe economic losses in forest stands of P. radiata can be attributed to both the low genetic diversity of the host [7,9] and abundance of the pathogen in cones and seeds [8,10,11,12] which are the major sources of inoculum in the area [13].
Similar to P. radiata in Spain, P. resinosa Ait. is one of the least genetically diverse conifer species in North America [14]. The native range of P. resinosa is a narrow latitudinal band running east–west across southeastern Canada and the northeastern USA. This range extends north to Maine (USA), southern Quebec (Canada), New Brunswick (Canada), and Nova Scotia (Canada), west to central Ontario (Canada), and south to Minnesota (USA), Wisconsin (USA), Michigan (USA), northern Pennsylvania (USA), northern New Jersey (USA), Connecticut (USA), and western Massachusetts (USA) [15]. In addition, separated patches of endemic P. resinosa also occur in Newfoundland (Canada), northern Illinois (USA), and eastern West Virginia (USA) [15]. Red pine is naturally found in pure stands or more commonly in mixtures with Pinus strobus (eastern white pine) or Pinus banksiana (jack pine) on well-drained sandy soils [15].
Red pine was widely planted in the 1930s to 1960s to stabilize abandoned agricultural lands [15]. Today, red pine is one of the most commonly planted trees in the northern USA and Canada [15]. Diplodia shoot blight, collar rot and canker are common diseases in these red pine plantations [16,17,18,19,20,21,22]. The persistence of D. sapinea in seed orchards and forest nurseries may have contributed to the widespread dissemination of this pathogen [13,23,24,25]. Diplodia sapinea was considered a variable organism, both in morphological and virulence of different strains but a recent study confirms that the European D. sapinea population is homogeneous and little differentiated except for subpopulations from Italy and Georgia [26]. Historically, three morphotypes were differentiated [27,28,29]. In 2003, de Wet et al. [30], however, proposed the separation of morphotypes into species. Based on comparison of multiple genes and microsatellite markers, they concluded that strains of morphotypes A and C corresponded to D. sapinea. For the morphotype B strains, they proposed a new taxon called Diplodia scrobiculata J. de Wet, Slippers & M. J. Wingf. Both species have been detected in Spain on P. radiata [31] and North America on P. resinosa [32,33].
Control of D. sapinea is complicated because it is capable of surviving on needles, branches, shoots, wood and pine cones for long periods [20,23,34,35,36,37]. It is commonly isolated from seedlings, needles, cones, branches, seed scales, seeds and pits of cones and mature wood [25,38,39,40,41,42,43]. Furthermore, D. sapinea can persist asymptomatically as a latent pathogen [10,11]. Only after trees experience a stress event such as drought, physical damage or hail may the characteristic Diplodia tip blight symptoms develop [44,45,46,47]. In addition, its genetic diversity could be an indicator of its potential virulence and capacity to spread.
The frequent importation of P. radiata seeds in Spain from different suppliers of uncertain origin and the negative impact of these diseases on the productivity of our forest stands led us to carry out this study. Our objective was to understand the diversity of Diplodia spp. in Spanish P. radiata plantations and to compare the structure of American D. sapinea populations with populations obtained from P. radiata in northern Spain. Most of the North American D. sapinea isolates used in this study came from P. resinosa plantations, which are similar to P. radiata plantations in the low genetic variation of the hosts and potential spread of the pathogen via nursery stock. Improved knowledge about the genetic diversity and mode of reproduction in the Basque Country D. sapinea populations might help to design specific management options at a local scale. In addition, the potential influence of the sampling strategy (density and sample type) will be discussed.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Fungal Collection and Isolation

Symptomatic (dieback) P. radiata trees were sampled in the major pine-growing regions of the Basque Country during spring and summer of 2016–2020. Plantations located in Laukiniz (P1), Sollano (P2), Hernani (P3), Luyando (P4) and Oiartzun (P5) were intensively sampled. Otherwise, only one strain of Diplodia spp. per plot was isolated. Fragments of cone scales bearing pycnidia were soaked in 30% commercial bleach (1.6% sodium hypochlorite) for 1 min and rinsed with sterile water. A single pycnidium from the cone surface was transferred to water agar medium (Panreac, Barcelona, Spain), and a single conidium was selected to initiate a monosporic culture. Single conidial isolates were grown on potato dextrose agar (Panreac, Barcelona, Spain) in petri plates in darkness at 20 ± 3 °C for 4 to 6 days. Fungal species were initially identified by colony and conidium morphology [30,48]. Diplodia species were confirmed by molecular methods. All isolates were maintained in the Culture Collection of the Forestry Department, Neiker, BRTA Granja Modelo Arkaute, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Roots were carefully washed under tap water to remove any adhered soil particles. For surface disinfestation, roots were dipped into 70% EtOH for 1 min, submerged in a 30% commercial bleach with Tween 20 (1 drop/100 mL) solution for 15 min and rinsed twice in sterile distilled water. The thinnest roots (less than 1 mm diameter) were immersed in the same commercial bleach solution but for 10 min instead of 15 min. These thin surface disinfested roots were aseptically transferred to sterilized filter paper and when dried, transversally cut into 5 mm long segments and placed on PDA petri dishes. The thickest roots were first longitudinally divided into two pieces and then cut into 5 mm long pieces.
In addition, branches, needles, pieces of wood from cankers and cores were sampled. Cores were collected from tree trunks with a Pressler’s 5-mm-diameter increment borer at 130 cm height [49]. Needles, fragments of branches and wood were separately collected in paper bags, and cores were introduced into sterilized tubes. All the tools in contact with the samples were disinfected before and after sampling with 70% EtOH. All the samples were labelled and stored at 4 °C. In the laboratory, the samples were immersed for 2 min in a sodium hypochlorite solution (1% active chlorine) and rinsed with sterile water. Thin disks cut from whole cross sections of the cores and branches were placed on potato dextrose agar (Panreac, Bareclona, Spain) and cultivated under the same conditions as the conidial cultures.
Three to six petri dishes per sample were used. Dishes were incubated in darkness at 25 °C and evaluated every 3 days. Putative colonies of D. sapinea were transferred to potato dextrose agar (PDA) dishes, which were incubated for 7 days at 25 °C, and mycelial growth characteristics were observed. Isolates were then grown on 2% water agar with sterilized pine needles at 25 °C under near-ultraviolet light (near-UV light) to induce sporulation.
North American isolates were obtained from an extensive collection at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and P. resinosa cones collected in New England, USA. Isolates U1–U50 were obtained as part of a study evaluating the factors and effects associated with widespread red pine mortality. Pinus resinosa branch and cone samples were obtained from asymptomatic trees and trees expressing crown dieback symptoms associated with Matsucoccus matumurae Kuwana (pine bast scale) infestation within both plantations and natural stands, the latter of which were located in Hancock County, Maine..
Pinus resinosa cones from New England were sampled using methods described previously [50]. Cones were bagged, placed on ice in a cooler for transportation, and stored in a freezer until processed in the laboratory. Conidia were extracted from each cone, and Diplodia species were identified by morphological and molecular methods described below. Isolates were sent to Neiker’s lab to implement the molecular work.

2.2. Species Identification

Morphological and molecular methods were used to identify isolates. Conidial shape, color, presence of septa, width and length were observed, as well as mycelial growth. Mycelium grown on medium in petri dishes was scraped off and collected in a 2 mL tube with five sterile tungsten carbide beads (300 μM diameter). The fungal material was disrupted using a Qiagen-Retsch MM300 Tissuelyser (Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) at a speed of 30 m/s for 3 min at room temperature. In all cases, fungal DNA was extracted from 200 mg pure monosporic cultures using a DNA Plant Mini Kit (Analytik Jena AG, Life Science). Extractions were performed following the manufacturer’s instructions. DC-PCR with species-specific primers was used to differentiate D. sapinea DpF (5′-CTTATATATCAAACTATGCTTTG-TA-3′) and D. scrobiculata DsF (5′-CTTATATATCAAACTAATGTTTG-CA-3′); a Botryosphaeria-specific primer was used as the reverse primer BotR (5′-GCTTACACTTTCATTTATAGACC-3′) [18] and was used for the identification of species. PCR amplification was performed in a total volume of 25 μL containing 1 x reaction buffer, 2 mM MgCl2, 0.25 mM dNTPs, 0,8 μM of each specific primers, 40 ng of DNA and 1.25 U Platinum Taq polymerase (Roche Diagnostic GmbH, Mannheim, Germany). The cycling profile was as follows: denaturation at 94 °C for 60 s, followed by 35 cycles at 94 °C for 30 s, 67 °C for 30 s, and 72 °C for 30 s, and a final extension at 70 °C for 5 min. Fragment sizes were verified on 0.7% agarose gels in Tris-boric acid-EDTA buffer (TBE) with DNA loading buffer, 5× DNA (Bioline Merdidian Bioscience, London, UK).

2.3. PCR Amplification of SSR Loci and Data Analysis

Ten microsatellite loci, SS1-5-9-10-11, previously described by Burgess et al. [51], and SS12-14-15-16, described by Bihon et al. [52], were amplified for 322 D. sapinea isolates (Table 1). Positive controls with known DNA and negative controls without DNA were included. All SSR-PCR products were multiplexed and run in a single lane. SSR-PCR was conducted with a PCR mixture containing 1× QIAGEN® Multiplex PCR kit, 0.15 μM (each) primer, 15 ng of DNA template and water to a final volume of 13 µL. The reactions were carried out in a thermocycler (Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany) programmed for an initial denaturation of 1 min at 95 °C, followed by 2 min at 94 °C, 15 cycles of 30 s at 58 °C, 45 s at 60 °C and 1 min at 72 °C, and 20 cycles of 55 °C. Dilution of 1:50 for the thermocycler products was conducted before multiplex analysis to avoid detection error. The forward primers were labelled with a phosphoramidite fluorescent dye indicated as FAM, NED, PET and VIC.
One µL of these multiplexed PCR products was separated on an ABI Prism 3130 Genetic Analyser (Applied Biosystems, Foster, CA, USA). The amplicon peaks were determined based on the four fluorescent dyes used and the sizes of the DNA fragments. The mobility of SSR products was compared to those of internal size standards (LIZ-500), and allele sizes were estimated by GeneMapper 4.0 computer software (Applied Biosystems, Foster, CA, USA). A reference sample was run on every gel to ensure reproducibility.
For each population defined by country of origin (the Basque Country in Spain and USA), nursery location within the Basque Country and sample type, the total number of alleles at each SSR locus was estimated. A multilocus genotype (MLG) was constructed for each isolate by combining data for single SSR alleles, and the expected multilocus genotype (eMLG) based on rarefaction was calculated using the R package poppr V.2.3.0 [53,54]. Given the clonality observed analyses were conducted for the clone-corrected dataset, with only one isolate of each MLG considered. Stoddart and Taylor’s diversity index (G) [55] and evenness index E5 [56] were calculated using the same R package.
The standardized index of association (rbarD) as an estimate of linkage disequilibrium was calculated to investigate the mode of reproduction [54,57]. The expectation of rbarD for a randomly mating population is zero, and significant deviation from this value would suggest clonal reproduction. Significance was tested based on 1000 permutations and conducted in the R package poppr using the clone-corrected data [54].
The standardized measure of genetic differentiation G´st described by Hedrick [58] was calculated to estimate subdivision among populations. This index ranges from 0 to 1, independent of the extent of population genetic variations and locus mutation rates [58]. Pairwise G´st values within the clone-corrected data were calculated using the R packages strata G V.1.0.5 [59] and mmod V.1.3.3 [60]. Statistical significance was calculated based on 1000 permutations.
Discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) was performed to infer clusters of populations without considering previous geographic/nursery location/isolation tissue-based assignment criteria [61]. DAPC was conducted with the R package adegenet V. 2.0.1 [62] using the Bayesian information criterion (BIC) to infer the optimal number of groups. Important advantages of DAPC are that it maximizes variation between the groups, minimizes the within-group genetic variability and does not require assumptions regarding evolutionary models [61].
To assess the relationships among MLGs, minimum spanning networks (MSNs) were constructed from the clone-corrected dataset. Bruvos´s genetic distance matrix and MSNs were generated using the R package poppr V.2.3.0 [53,54]. The genetic distance described by Bruvo et al. [63] takes the SSR repeat number into account, with a distance of 0.1 equivalent to one mutational step (one repeat).

2.4. DNA Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis

Based on different MLGs, 47 D. sapinea isolates were selected. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was amplified using the primers ITS1 and ITS4 [64], and translation elongation Factor 1-α (TEF1-α) was amplified using the primers EF1-728F and EF1-986R [65]. PCRs for each region contained 20 ng DNA, 3 μL 10× PCR Complete KCl reaction buffer (IBIAN Technologies) containing 15 mM MgCl2, 200 nM of each primer, 200 μM of each dNTP and 1 U IBIAN-Taq DNA polymerase (IBIAN Technologies, Zaragoza, Spain). The PCR profile for the ITS region was as follows: 94 °C for 10 min, 35 cycles at 94 °C for 30 s, 58 °C for 45 s, 72 °C for 60 s, and 72 °C for 10 min. For the TEF1-α region, the same PCR conditions were used, but the annealing temperature was set at 52 °C. PCR products were sequenced by Macrogen (Seoul, South Korea).
Sequence data were edited using FinchTV software version 1.4.0 (https://finchtv.software.informer.com/1.4/, accessed on 8 January 2021) and aligned, and a phylogenetic tree was constructed from the aligned sequences with MEGA X software version 10.0.4 (https://www.megasoftware.net/, accessed on 3 October 2021).

3. Results

3.1. Species Identification

The presence of Diplodia scrobiculata was detected only in a single tree, from a wood core sample, of all the 253 analyzed trees in the Basque Country. Diplodia scrobiculata detection is considered something exceptional in this region where both Diplodia species co-occurred in the same tree. Only D. sapinea was isolated from red pine cones collected in New England. Table 1 shows the strains identified as D.sapinea.

3.2. PCR Amplification of SSR Loci and Data Analysis

All primer pairs evaluated successfully amplified SSR loci for D. sapinea from the Basque Country and the USA. Eight loci (SS9, SS10, SS11, SS12, SS13, SS14, SS15 and SS16) were polymorphic for the 322 isolates genotyped. The number of observed alleles per locus ranged from two to nine (Table 1), resulting in a total of 48 MLGs (Table 2). The Basque Country population exhibited 19 MLGs, the USA population exhibited 34 MLGs, and both populations shared five MLGs (Figure 1). A clone correction of the dataset was performed to remove the bias of resampled MLG in the analysis, resulting in a total of 53 representative isolates.
The USA population showed higher genetic diversity (G = 34) than the Basque Country population (G = 19). Similarly, the Shannon-Weiner diversity index (H) for the USA population was higher (3.53) than that observed for the Basque Country population (2.94) (Table 2). When considering the population defined by the nursery location within the Basque Country, Laukiniz and Hernani showed the highest genetic diversity based on values of G (six and eight, respectively), evenness (0.427 and 0.407, respectively) and H (1.79 and 2.08, respectively) (Table 2). Among the populations defined by sample type within the Basque Country, the cone population showed the highest genetic diversity based on the same indices (Table 2). The Basque Country population showed no significant deviation in the rbarD value from the null hypothesis of recombination, supporting sexual reproduction (rbarD = −0.0739; p = 0.999).
Pairwise G´st values calculated on the clone-corrected data showed very low genetic differentiation among Basque Country and USA populations (G´st = 0.161; p > 0.01). In general, low genetic differentiation was also observed among populations defined by nursery location within the Basque Country or by sample type. G´st values were above 0.04 when the Laukiniz population was compared with Sollano and Oiartzun (0.1303 and 0.0809, respectively). The results of the population subdivision analysis based on G´st were consistent with those obtained by AMOVA. Analysis of molecular variance on the clone-corrected data revealed only 9.5% variation between nursery populations (p = 0.024). None of the calculated values were statistically significant, showing that further sampling is likely needed.
In the Basque Country, 11 out of the 19 MLGs identified were present in the populations defined by nursery location, and three MLGs were shared among all populations (Figure 2A). The Sollano population showed one exclusive MLG, while the Laukiniz population showed two exclusive MLGs and one shared with the Hernani population. Luyando and Oiartzun populations also showed one MLG shared with the Hernani population. This last population also showed two exclusive MLGs.
For populations in the Basque Country defined by sample type (canker, root, cone and core), among the 19 MLGs, only three were shared by all populations (Figure 2B). The canker population showed one exclusive MLG and one shared with the cone population. The root population showed an MLG shared with the cone population and an MLG shared with the core population. Finally, the cone population showed 12 exclusive MLGs. Of all the samples analyzed, a higher isolation of D. sapinea strains and density of pycnidia were always observed in the samples obtained from cone scales.

3.3. DNA Sequencing and Phylogenetic Analysis

Spanish D. sapinea isolates belong to one ITS (531 aligned nucleotides) and one TEF1-α (408 aligned nucleotides) haplotype that was equivalent to D. sapinea CAA892; Portugal [68].

4. Discussion

Diplodia sapinea is, by far, the most frequent Diplodia species present in P. radiata stands in northern Spain. The presence of D. scrobiculata, confirmed by morphological and molecular methods, has been reported in only a single tree of all the analyzed samples. This is consistent with what was described by Burgess et al. [69], in which D. scrobiculata (formerly known as the B morphotype of D. pinea) was considered to have a much more limited distribution in the USA and Mexico, where it was found to coexist with D. sapinea. D. scrobiculata has only been reported sporadically in Europe in Mediterranean areas [27,70]. It was only detected on P. radiata in Corsica, France [12] and Bizkaia, Spain [31]. Although the distribution of D. scrobiculata in Spain detected in this study was extremely limited, the hypothesis that the replacement of this species by the more aggressive D. sapinea seems unlikely. Inoculation trials have shown that some of the D. scrobiculata isolates were as virulent as those of D. sapinea on P. radiata and Pinus elliottii Engelm [31,52]. Other studies have shown that D. sapinea isolates were more aggressive than D. scrobiculata isolates to young P. resinosa, P. banksiana, Pinus sylvestris L., Pinus mugo Turra, Picea pungens Engelm, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, and Abies balsamea (L.) Mil. trees in a greenhouse setting [33,71].
Diplodia sapinea is also the most frequently encountered Diplodia species in samples collected from P. resinosa in the northeastern USA. This result is consistent with predominance of D. sapinea in North America. For example, in previous studies in Wisconsin, most cones and asymptomatic shoots from which Diplodia species were identified, were positive for D. sapinea, with only <13% of P. resinosa cones collected from the canopy and asymptomatic shoots were positive for D. scrobiculata [50,72,73]. Red pine cones collected in New England for the current study yielded only D. sapinea isolates. Both studied Diplodia species may have a preference in host range, as D. scrobiculata is more frequently isolated from P. banksiana than P. resinosa, whereas D. sapinea is more frequently isolated from P. resinosa than from P. banksiana cones from mature trees [72].
Expansion of the know range of D. sapinea to the northern regions in Europe is well documented. It has recently been detected in relatively cold areas such as Estonia [74], Sweden [75], Finland [76] and northwestern Russia [77]. In the current study, D. sapinea was isolated from wood, roots and mainly from cones of P. radiata, in which the fruiting bodies of this species are found more easily and abundantly than in the rest of the tree parts. The fungus is commonly found as a saprophyte in cone bracts [78,79,80]. In Finland, the frequency of cones with pycnidia of D. sapinea varied from 1% to 12% in the infested P. sylvestris stands [76]. No symptoms of Diplodia tip blight or resinous cankers were detected in trees in the Finnish stands where the cones were collected. Since fruiting bodies on cones are easily seen and cones can be collected from the soil without having to climb the tree, it is an effective source of fungal material. In some studies, the frequency of cone colonization by D. sapinea was considered a measure of the level of pathogen presence in the stands [12,50]. However, this type of extrapolation is susceptible to errors derived from a sampling bias [81].
The genetic diversity, population structure and mode of reproduction of D. sapinea were assessed using previously developed microsatellite markers. Analyzed populations were defined based on the country of origin (the Basque Country in Spain and USA), sampling intensity stands within the Basque Country and sample type. The population from the USA showed a higher number of genotypes compared to those in Spain, as expected from a well-established pathogen in a country, taking into account that USA isolates came from a wider area and different pine species. However, the genetic diversity observed in the Basque Country was high relative to the low variability found in previous studies in Spain [82]. An important difference between the previous and the present study is the sampling that was intensively performed within Basque Country plantations. Nevertheless, this result contrasts with other studies of the fungus showing that genetic diversity among D. sapinea populations is low at the global scale [27,83,84]. This contradiction may be due to methodological differences. The low genetic diversity has been explained based on the success of some genotypes as endophytes. The close association of D. pinea as an endophyte with pines suggests the ability to overcome pressure regardless of the external environmental conditions [84]. This fact coupled with no evidence of sexual reproduction would explain the clonality found within global populations of D. pinea, although recent studies showed a cryptic sexual stage in this species [82].
Regarding the pathogen mode of reproduction in Spain, linkage disequilibrium analysis showed evidence of recombination in the D. sapinea population of the Basque Country. This result contrasts with the idea of predominantly asexual reproduction of the pathogen in Europe based on the clonal structure found across the continent [82,83].
When considering the population based on the geographical location of the nurseries within the Basque Country, Laukiniz and Hernani showed the highest genetic diversity based on the estimated parameters. Among intensively sampled locations, the highest diversity was expected to be detected in Laukiniz since this location was a nursery that received P. radiata material, mainly seeds, from different countries and distributed the material through different surrounding locations. This fact is supported by the population subdivision results showing an overall lack of structure based on geographic location within the Basque Country. However, measures of genetic differentiation showed higher values in pairwise comparisons between Laukiniz and Sollano and Laukiniz and Oiartzun. Subdivision among Laukiniz and other populations within the Basque Country might be explained by the fact that the main sources of P. radiata seeds in this location were imported from countries such as the USA, Chile and New Zealand, and seeds are a common disease propagation system for this species.
Among the populations defined by sample type within the Basque Country, the cone population showed the highest genetic diversity based on the estimated parameters. These results are in accordance with the success and stability of D. sapinea as an endophyte in healthy trees [51]. From the results obtained in this study, it can be inferred that the plant material should be considered for the sampling strategy. Sampling carried out based on exclusively cones could give problems of biasing the results since the population structure may differ depending on the type of sample. Despite the fact that in certain situations, global scaling could potentially provide better results than local scaling [85], this study once again emphasizes the importance of enhancing hierarchical studies, including intensive sampling at the local scale and matching scales of disease monitoring with scales of management systems, avoiding scale discordance. Forest managers are affected by forest policies formulated at the subnational, national, regional and global levels. National climate change policies are influenced by global factors and regional policies but adapted to local circumstances [FAO, http://www.fao.org/3/i3383e/i3383e.pdf, accessed on 10 October 2021]. Forest managers should be aware of forest ecosystem issues at global and local scales that will affect them directly or indirectly, such as the disease impact, epidemiology and genetic diversity of D. sapinea, which will lead to disease outbreaks when trees are physiologically stressed [52]. Disease management should focus on reducing inoculum pressure (inoculum present in pruning and felling remains, pine cones, etc. colonized by D. sapinea) and new sources of entry of genetic diversity of the pathogen.
Pathogens impose strong selective pressures on their hosts. The way in which fungal populations respond to adverse conditions, such as those generated by control strategies, determines the risk of management failure due to pathogen adaptation conditioned by the type of genetic variability available.
Changes in weather and climate may have implications for development of Diplodia tip blight. In northern Spain, spring temperatures have shown an increase over recent decades [86]. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), climate change could increase average temperatures by 2–4 °C in Europe over the next 50 years and cause considerable changes in regional and seasonal patterns of precipitation. This will alter the environmental conditions to which forest trees in Europe are adapted and expose them to new and old diseases. The increased temperature could also increase trees’ susceptibility to disease due to increased exposure to drought. Generation of disease databases at local and global scales in regional climate change scenarios is one of the fundamental starting points in assessing impacts, vulnerability and future needs with respect to adaptation to Diplodia tip blight forest outbreaks [16,44,82,87].

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, R.R.; M.E.-R., G.S., E.I.; methodology, A.A., T.M., N.M., R.R., M.E.-R., G.S., E.I., M.S., I.A.M., D.R.S., S.W.; software, M.B., N.M., R.R., M.E.-R., E.I.; validation, M.B., R.R., M.E.-R., N.M., E.I.; formal analysis, M.B., N.M., E.I.; investigation, A.A., T.M., M.B., R.R., M.E.-R., N.M., E.I., G.S., M.S., I.A.M., D.R.S., S.W.; resources, R.R., E.I.; data curation, M.B., R.R., M.E.-R., N.M., E.I.; writing—original draft preparation, R.R., M.E.-R., M.B., N.M., E.I., I.A.M., G.S., M.S., S.W.; writing—review and editing, R.R., M.B., N.M., E.I., I.A.M., G.S., M.S., D.R.S., S.W.; visualization, R.R., M.B., N.M., E.I.; supervision, R.R., M.B., N.M., G.S., E.I., I.A.M., M.S., D.R.S., S.W.; project administration, R.R., E.I.; funding acquisition, R.R., E.I. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. Please refer to the CRediT taxonomy for term explanations.

Funding

This research was funded by INIA, grant number: RTA 2017-00063-C04-03, LIFE programme, grant number: LIFE14 ENV/ES/000179 and by the Basque Government, grant number FUNGITRAP 19-00031. Red pine cone collection in New England and pathogen isolation was funded by USDA Forest Service.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Informed Consent Statement

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Data Availability Statement

Not applicable.

Acknowledgments

Ander Isasmendi is acknowledged for his assistance in the sampling. For their assistance with collecting the New England (USA) red pine samples, we thank Christopher Blackington, Marc DiGirolomo, Heidi Giguere, Kevin Dodds, Nicholas Lanzer, Hannah Lee, Thomas Lee, Jacob Mavrogeorge, Nathan Roe, Camilla Seirup, Cody Symonds, and Jesse Wheeler.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.

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Figure 1. Minimum spanning network from the clone-corrected data showing the relationships among the individual multilocus genotypes (MLGs) found among the populations defined by country of origin (the Basque Country in Spain and USA). Each node represents a different MLG. The distances and thicknesses of the lines between nodes are proportional to Bruvo’s distance [63]. Node colors and sizes correspond to the population studied and the number of individuals, respectively.
Figure 1. Minimum spanning network from the clone-corrected data showing the relationships among the individual multilocus genotypes (MLGs) found among the populations defined by country of origin (the Basque Country in Spain and USA). Each node represents a different MLG. The distances and thicknesses of the lines between nodes are proportional to Bruvo’s distance [63]. Node colors and sizes correspond to the population studied and the number of individuals, respectively.
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Figure 2. Minimum spanning network from the clone-corrected data showing the relationships among the individual multilocus genotypes (MLGs) found among populations defined by A. geographical location of the nurseries within the Basque Country and B. type of material. Each node represents a different MLG. The distances and thicknesses of the lines between nodes are proportional to Bruvo’s distance [63]. Node colors and sizes correspond to the population studied and the number of individuals, respectively.
Figure 2. Minimum spanning network from the clone-corrected data showing the relationships among the individual multilocus genotypes (MLGs) found among populations defined by A. geographical location of the nurseries within the Basque Country and B. type of material. Each node represents a different MLG. The distances and thicknesses of the lines between nodes are proportional to Bruvo’s distance [63]. Node colors and sizes correspond to the population studied and the number of individuals, respectively.
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Table 1. Diplodia sapinea isolates used in this study: origin, host species, sample type and strain identification code.
Table 1. Diplodia sapinea isolates used in this study: origin, host species, sample type and strain identification code.
OriginHost SpeciesSample TypeSample IDOriginHost SpeciesSample TypeSample ID
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus pinasterCankerBCI2P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM198
Plentzia-Munguia, SpainPinus radiataRootBCI5P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM199
Alto Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC14P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM200
Estribaciones del Gorbea, SpainPinus radiataConeBC15P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM201
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC17P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM202
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC18P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC22
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC19P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC23
Alto Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC39P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC24
Alto Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC40P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC25
Goierri, SpainPinus nigraConeBC41P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC26
Goierri, SpainPinus nigraConeBC42P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC27
Montaña Alavesa, SpainPinus nigraConeBC44P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC29
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC45P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC30
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC46P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC31
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC47P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC33
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC48P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC34
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC49P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC35
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC50P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC36
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC51P2 (Sollano), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC38
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC52P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC60
Duranguesado, SpainPinus radiataConeBC53P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC61
Markina-Ondarroa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC54P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC62
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC55P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC63
Valles Alaveses, SpainPinus attenuataConeBC56P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC64
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC57P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC65
Goierri, SpainPinus radiataConeBC76P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC66
Goierri, SpainPinus radiataConeBC77P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC67
Goierri, SpainPinus radiataConeBC78P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC68
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC79P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC69
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC80P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC70
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC81P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC71
Tolosa, SpainPinus nigraConeBC82P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC72
Tolosa, SpainPinus nigraConeBC83P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC73
Tolosa, SpainPinus nigraConeBC84P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC74
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC86P3 (Hernani), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC75
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC87P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM157
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC89P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM175
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC90P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM176
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC91P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM177
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC92P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM178
Donostia San Sebastian, SpainPinus radiataConeBC93P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataCoreBCM179
Urola Costa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC94P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM181
Urola Costa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC95P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataRootBCM183
Urola Costa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC96P4 (Luyando), SpainPinus radiataCoreBCM187
Urola Costa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC97P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM158
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC98P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM159
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC99P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM160
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC100P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM162
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC101P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM163
Encartaciones, SpainPinus nigraConeBC104P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM164
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC105P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCore BCM173
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC106P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCM180
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC108P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataRootBCM209
Valles Alaveses, SpainPinus pinasterConeBC109P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataRootBCM211
Estribaciones del Gorbea, SpainPinus radiataConeBC112P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataRootBCM212
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus nigraConeBC113P5 (Oiarztun), Spain Pinus radiataRootBCM213
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC114Barbour County, West Virginia USAPinus sylvestrisNeedleW171
Cantábrica Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC115Black Hills, South Dakota USAPinus ponderosaStemW172
Cantábrica Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC116Idaho USAPinus ponderosaUnknownW174
Valles Alaveses, SpainPinus halepensisConeBC120Grant County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaUnknownW175
Valles Alaveses, SpainPinus sylvestrisConeBC121Oktibbeha County, Mississippi USAPinus palustrisUnknownW177
Valles Alaveses, SpainPinus contortaConeBC123Pennsylvania USAPinus sylvestrisUnknownW180
Estribaciones del Gorbea, SpainPinus radiataConeBC124Riverside County, California USAPinus jeffreyiUnknownW185
Cantábrica Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC125Florida USAPinus elliottiiCone-seedW186
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC127Bennington County, Vermont USAPinus resinosaConeW190
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC128Maui, Hawaii USAPinus radiataUnknownW191
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC129Itasca St. Park, Minnesota USAPinus resinosaUnknownW192
SpainPinus nigraConeBC131Dallas County, Texas USAPinus eldaricaConeW194
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus nigraConeBC132Georgia USAPinus taedaNeedleW206
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC133Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaNeedleW210
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC134Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaNeedleW211
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC135Waushara County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW212
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC137Portage County, Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaNeedleW213
Llanada Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC138Portage County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW214
Montaña Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC141Wood County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW215
Alto Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC142Adams County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW216
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC143Marathon County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW217
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC144Wallowa County, Oregon USAPinus ponderosaConeW218
Bajo Deba, SpainPinus radiataConeBC145Wallowa County, Oregon, USAPinus ponderosaNeedleW219
Markina Ondarroa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC146Bennington County, Vermont USAPinus resinosaStem tipW220
Estribaciones del Gorbea, SpainPinus radiataConeBC147Sawyer County, Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaStemW221
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC148Wood County, Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaStemW222
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC149Vilas County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaUnknownW223
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC150South DakotaPinus ponderosaUnknownW224
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC151Dallas County, Texas USAPinus nigraConeW225
Encartaciones, SpainPinus radiataConeBC152Bayfield County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW226
Duranguesado, SpainPinus radiataConeBC154Sumter County, Alabama USAPinus taedaConeW227
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC155Adams County, Wisconsin USAPinus sylvestrisBarkW228
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC156Vilas County, Wisconsin USAPinus ponderosaUnknownW229
Markina-Ondarroa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC157Vilas County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaUnknownW231
Markina-Ondarroa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC158Pine County, Minnesota USAPinus resinosaUnknownW232
Duranguesado, SpainPinus radiataConeBC159Morgantown, WVPinus nigraNeedleW233
Gernika Bermeo, SpainPinus radiataConeBC160Jackson County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW234
SpainPinus radiataConeBC161Dane County, Wisconsin USAPinus nigraNeedleW235
Plentzia-Munguia, SpainPinus radiataConeBC162Northern Highland American Legion State Forest, Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaTwigW236
Goierri, SpainPinus radiataConeBC163Marquette County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW238
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC164Trempealeau County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW239
Tolosa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC165Fairfield County, Connecticut USAPinus sylvestrisNeedleW240
Urola Costa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC166Adair County, Iowa USAPinus nigraNeedleW241
Markina-Ondarroa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC169Codington County, South Dakota USAPinus sylvestrisNeedleW242
Cantábrica Alavesa, SpainPinus radiataConeBC196Polk County, Iowa USAPinus nigraNeedleW243
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC197Lacrosse County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW244
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC198Wood County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaStemW245
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC199Centre County, Pennsylvania USAPinus nigraNeedleW246
Arratia Nervión, SpainPinus radiataConeBC200Upshur County, West Virginia USAPinus sylvestrisNeedleW247
Duranguesado, SpainPinus radiataConeBC201Lafayette County, Wisconsin USAPinus resinosaNeedleW248
Gran Bilbao, SpainPinus radiataConeBC202Monroe County, Wisconsin USAPinus banksianaNeedleW250
Plentzia-Munguia, SpainPinus radiataConeBC203Cheboygan County, Michigan USAPinus banksianaNeedleW251
Plentzia-Munguia, SpainPinus radiataStemBC208Manistee National Forest, Michigan USAPinus resinosaUnknownW252
Plentzia-Munguia, SpainPinus radiataStemBC209Jefferson County, West Virginia USAPinus nigraNeedleW253
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC2Stanislaus National Forest, California USAPinus ponderosaUnknownW254
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC3Morgan County, West Virginia USAPinus sylvestrisNeedleW255
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC4Marion County, Indiana USAPinus nigraConeW256
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC5Foxborough, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU1
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC6Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU2
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC7Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU3
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC8Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU4
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC9Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU5
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC10Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU6
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataConeBC11Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU7
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI1Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU8
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI3Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU9
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI4Foxborough, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU10
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI6Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU11
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI7Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU12
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI8Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU13
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI9Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU14
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI10Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU15
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI11Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU16
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI12Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU17
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI13Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU18
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI14Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU19
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI15Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU20
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI16Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU21
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI17Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU22
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI18Foxborough, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU23
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI19Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU24
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI20Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU25
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI21Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU26
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCoreBCI22Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU27
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM161Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU28
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM165Foxborough, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU29
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM167Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU30
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM168Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU31
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM169Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU32
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM170Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU33
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM171Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU34
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM172Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU35
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM174Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU36
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataRootBCM182Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU37
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM184Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU38
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM185Foxborough, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU39
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM186Andover, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU40
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM188Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU41
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM189Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU42
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM190Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU43
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM191Hancock County, Maine, USAPinus resinosa (natural)ConeU44
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM192Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU45
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM193Hudson, Massachusetts, USAPinus resinosaConeU46
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM194Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU47
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM195Washington, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU48
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM196Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU49
P1 (Laukiniz), Spain Pinus radiataCankerBCM197Shrewsbury, Vermont, USAPinus resinosaConeU50
Table 2. Genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium among loci based on the standardized index of association (rbarD) of Diplodia sapinea populations defined by country of origin, by nursery location in the Basque Country and by sample typea.
Table 2. Genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium among loci based on the standardized index of association (rbarD) of Diplodia sapinea populations defined by country of origin, by nursery location in the Basque Country and by sample typea.
ParametersbCountryNursery Location in the Basque CountrySample Type
Spain (Basque Country)USALaukinizSollanoHernaniLuyandoOiarztunCankerRootConeCore
Sample size (N)c216106581416912281314530
MLG/Diversity (G)19346484455194
eMLG19196484455104
Evenness (E5)110.4270.30.4070.3330.31111
Diversity (H)2.943.531.791.392.081.391.391.611.612.941.39
rbarD−0.0740.087−0.080−0.316−0.066−0.115−0.333−0.056−0.194−0.074−0.115
p-value0.9990.001
a The set of nonredundant indices of genotypic diversity recommended by Arnaud-Haond et al. [66] was calculated for each population clone-corrected dataset. b MLG, number of multilocus genotypes observed; G, Stoddart and Taylor’s diversity [55] genotypic diversity; eMLG, expected multilocus genotypes based on rarefaction; E5, evenness index adapted from Simpson diversity; H, Shannon-Weiner diversity index [67]; rbarD, standardized index of association; p-value for rbarD. c Sample size before clone correction.
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