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Lauma Silbauma
Position:
Research Assistant
Grade:
Mg.biol.
Phone number:
28393257
E-mail:
Activity:
Forest phytopathology and mycology
Active projects:
Biological control of Heterobasidion root rot using Latvian fungal strains
Development of biological preparation for reducing root and butt rot caused losses in conifer stands
Improvement of silviculture practices in birch
Finished projects:
Developing novel biological preparations to control the tree root rot caused by Heterobasidion spp.
Investigation of the factors limiting the spread of root rot
Investigations on issues of establishment of birch plantations and production of birch planting stock
Reduction of spore infection caused by root and butt rot in conifer stands
Investigations on the role of Phlebiopsis gigantea in restricting vegetative spread of Heterobasidion spp. in stumps of Norway spruce and Scots pine
Impact of forest management on ecosystem services from forests and related ecosystems
Evaluation of factors affecting the efficacy of Phlebiopsis gigantea against Heterobasidion root rot
ORCID id
:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3587-8062
Latest publications
Burnevica N., Klavina D., Lione G., Pellicciaro M., Silbauma L., Zaluma A., Nikolajeva V., Gonthier P. 2022. In vitro screening of Latvian isolates of Bjerkandera adusta and Sistotrema brinkmannii as potential biocontrol agents against Heterobasidion root and butt rots. Baltic Forestry, 28(1), id637;
https://doi.org/10.46490/BF637
Gaitnieks T., Silbauma L., Muižnieks I., Zaļuma A., Kļaviņa D., Burņeviča N., Grosberga M., Lazdiņš A., Piri T. 2022. Spread of Heterobasidion genotypes in Norway spruce stands on drained peat soil in Latvia. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2022;
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2021-0309
Gaitnieks T., Bruna L., Zaluma A., Burnevica N., Klavina D., Legzdina L., Jansons J., Piri T. 2021. Development of Heterobasidion spp. fruit bodies on decayed Picea abies. Forest Ecology and Management, 482, 118835;
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118835
Klavina D., Bruna L., Zaluma A., Burnevica N., Polmanis K., Gaitnieks T., Piri T. 2021. 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, 12(1), 70;
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12010070
Zaluma A., Sherwood P., Bruna L., Skola U., Gaitnieks T., Rönnberg J. 2021. 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, 12(6), 679;
https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060679
List of publications
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