Sunburn-Induced Bark Damage and Eutypella Decipiens Infection in Serbian Urban Hornbeams

A 2026 study by Dušan Jovanović investigates the decline of European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) trees in Serbian urban landscapes. The research identifies the fungus Eutypella decipiens as the causal agent of bark cankers and demonstrates a correlation with sunburn damage on the south and southwest sides of trunks. Pathogenicity trials showed E. decipiens caused necroses over 10 times longer and 22 times larger in area than controls.

Use Cases

• Modeling tree disease risk based on trunk orientation and sun exposure mentioned in the description.
• Studying the synergistic effects of abiotic stress (sunburn) and biotic pathogens (Eutypella decipiens) on urban tree health.
• Developing urban forestry management recommendations to reduce sunburn damage and pathogen infection.
• Comparing pathogenicity of different fungal species (E. decipiens vs. Cryphonectria carpinicola) on Carpinus betulus.

Strengths

• Includes results from controlled pathogenicity trials, with specific metrics showing E. decipiens caused necroses 10.2 times longer and 22.9 times larger than controls.
• Provides the first evidence of an abiotic-mediated infection pathway for Eutypella decipiens and its first record in urban Serbian landscapes.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 865.3 KB DOCX file, suggesting it is likely a research paper or report rather than a structured data table.
• Column-level documentation and sample data are unavailable, limiting immediate analysis of underlying data.
• The geographic scope is limited to central Serbia, which may affect generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Dušan Jovanović via figshare.

Collection Method

Field surveys and controlled glasshouse pathogenicity trials.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11.

Geography

Central Serbia, urban landscapes.