Ophiostoma piceae

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Ophiostoma piceae is a species of sap-staining fungus commonly associated with coniferous trees and known for causing blue stain in lumber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fungus species
sap-staining fungus
saprobes
affects coniferous trees
associatedWith sapwood of conifers
sawmill sapstain problems
softwood lumber
causes blue stain in lumber
cellularTarget parenchyma cells in sapwood
class Sordariomycetes
colonizationStage early colonizer of freshly felled wood
controlMethods chemical wood preservatives
kiln drying of lumber
doesNotTypicallyCause deep wood rot
structural decay of wood
economicImpact losses in lumber industry
family Ophiostomataceae
foundOn fir wood
pine wood
spruce wood
genus Ophiostoma
growsIn sapwood
growthRequirement high moisture wood
oxygenated sapwood
habitat freshly cut logs
sawmill environments
impact discoloration of timber
reduction of lumber value
kingdom Fungi
knownFor blue-black discoloration of wood
causing sap stain in softwoods
metabolism saprotrophic
occursIn boreal forests
temperate regions
order Ophiostomatales
phylum Ascomycota
reproduction asexual spores
sexual spores
sporeDispersal insect-mediated
sporeType conidia
stainColor blue
stainLocation tracheids of sapwood
substrate conifer logs
sawn timber
transmittedBy bark beetles
wood-boring insects

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Ophiostoma hasSpecies Ophiostoma piceae