2025
- Korkmaz Y, Blumenstein K. 2025. Fungal Diversity and Foliar Disease Dynamics in Urban Horse Chestnut Trees: A Transect Study Across Southern to Northern European Cities. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 129138, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129138
- Korkmaz Y, Blumenstein K. 2025. First report of Paraconiothyrium brasiliense and Querciphoma minuta causing stem cankers on urban and forest trees in Germany. J Plant Dis Prot 132, 123 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-025-01118-w
- Blumenstein K, Korkmaz Y. 2025. First report of various Diplodia spp. causing stem cankers of Ulmus sp., Platanus x hispanica, Aesculus hippocastanum, Fagus sylvatica, Sorbus domestica, Carpinus betulus and Crataegus persimilis in central Europe. Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection 132, 100, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41348-025-01096-z
- Totzki J, Blumenstein K, Saha S. 2025. Urban Soil Respiration Patterns: An Analysis of Quercus robur vs. Quercus rubra in Parks and Streets of Karlsruhe, Germany. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 107, 128814, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128814
- Korkmaz Y, Bełka M and Blumenstein K. 2025. How cryptic animal vectors of fungi can influence forest health in a changing climate and how to anticipate them. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 109, 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-025-13450-0
- Paletto A, Sergiacomi C, Marzano M, Avdibegović M, Bełka M, Blumenstein K, Bragança H, Branco MR, Burokienė D, Diez Casero JJ, Đorđević ID, Dobšinská Z, Hrafnkelsdóttir B, Kacprzyk M, Korkmaz Y, Kičić M, Jürisoo L, İpekdal K, Jánošíková Z, Lībiete Z, Marčiulynienė D, Matošević D, Meňházová J, Orlović S, Morales-Rodríguez C, Papazova-Anakieva I, Pezdevšek Malovrh S, Poljaković-Pajnik L, Paula Ramos A, Treštić T, Tuba K, Vettraino AM, Zlatković M, Witzell J. 2025. Collaborative approaches to urban tree biosecurity: Stakeholder’s perceptions, actions and social networks. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Volume 105, 128674, ISSN 1618-8667, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128674
2024
- Durodola B, Hanström N, Blumenstein K, Haapanen M, Hantula J, Kashif M, Piri T, Terhonen E. 2024. Leucoanthocyanidin Reductase 3 (PaLAR3) Locus in Norway Spruce (Picea abies) and Its Link to Resistance Against Heterobasidion parviporum. Forest Pathology, 54: e12889. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12889
- Sousa-Silva R, Feurer M, Morhart C, Sheppard JP, Albrecht S, Anys M, Beyer F, Blumenstein K, Reinecke S, Seifert T, Whitehead I, Pauleit S, Bauhus J. 2024. Seeing the Trees Without the Forest: What and How can Agroforestry and Urban Forestry Learn from Each Other? Curr. For. Rep. 10, 239– 254 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-024-00221-9
- Bußkamp J, Bien S, Neumann L, Blumenstein K, Terhonen E, Langer G. 2024. Endophytic community in juvenile Acer pseudoplatanus and pathogenicity of Cryptostroma corticale and other associated fungi under controlled conditions. J Plant Pathol 106, 565–577. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-023-01575-y
2023
- Durodola B, Blumenstein K, Akinbobola A, Kolehmainen A, Chano V, Gailing O, Terhonen E. 2023. Beyond the surface: exploring the mycobiome of Norway spruce under drought stress and with Heterobasidion parviporum. BMC Microbiol 23, 350. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-023-03099-y
- Durodola B, Blumenstein K, Terhonen E. 2023. Genetic variation of Picea abies in response to the artificial inoculation of Heterobasidion parviporum. Eur J Forest Res 142, 443–453 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-023-01534-3
2022
- Blumenstein K, Bußkamp J, Langer GJ and Terhonen E. 2022. Diplodia tip blight pathogen’s virulence empowered through host switch. Front. Fungal Bio. 3:939007. doi: 10.3389/ffunb.2022.939007
2021
- Durodola B, Blumenstein K, Terhonen E. 2021. Drought Stress Described by Transcriptional Responses of Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. under Pathogen Heterobasidion parviporum Attack. Forests. 2021; 12(10):1379. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101379
- Blumenstein K, Bußkamp J, Langer GJ, Langer EJ, Terhonen E. 2021. The Diplodia Tip Blight Pathogen Sphaeropsis sapinea is the Most Common Fungus in Scots Pines’ Mycobiome, Irrespective of Health Status—A Case Study from Germany.Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(8):607. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7080607
- Blumenstein K, Bußkamp J, Langer GJ, Schlößer R, Parra Rojas NM, Terhonen E. 2021. Sphaeropsis sapinea and associated endophytes in Scots pine: interactions and effect on the host under variable water content. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4, 55. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2021.655769
- Bußkamp J, Blumenstein K, Terhonen E, Langer GJ. 2021. Differences in the virulence of Sphaeropsis sapinea strains originating from Scots pine and non-pine hosts. Forest Pathology, 00, 1– 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/efp.12712
- Adamson K, Laas M, Blumenstein K, Busskamp J, Langer GJ, Klavina D, Kaur A, Maaten T, Mullett MS, Müller MM, Ondrušková E, Padari A, Pilt E, Riit T, Solheim H, Soonvald L, Tedersoo L, Terhonen E, Drenkhan R. 2021. Highly Clonal Structure and Abundance of One Haplotype Characterise the Diplodia sapinea Populations in Europe and Western Asia. Journal of Fungi. 2021; 7(8):634. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7080634
- Terhonen EL, Babalola J, Kasanen R, Jalkanen R, Blumenstein K. 2021. Sphaeropsis sapinea found as symptomless endophyte in Finland. Silva Fennica, 55(1). https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.10420
2020
2019
- Rigerte L, Blumenstein K, Terhonen E. 2019. New R-Based Methodology to Optimize the Identification of Root Endophytes against Heterobasidion parviporum. Mdpi Microorganisms 7 (102). doi: 10.3390/microorganisms7040102
- Terhonen E, Langer GJ, Bußkamp J, Rascutoi D, Blumenstein K. 2019. Low Water Availability Increases Necrosis in Picea abies after Artificial Inoculation with Fungal Root Rot Pathogens Heterobasidion parviporum and Heterobasidion annosum. Forests 10(1):55. doi: 10.3390/f10010055
- Terhonen E, Blumenstein K, Kovalchuk A, Asiegbu FO. 2019. Forest Tree Microbiomes and Associated Fungal Endophytes: Functional Roles and Impact on Forest Health. Forests 2019, 10, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/f10010042