Abstract
The population structures of Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink and Armillaria sinapina Bérubé & Dessureault were investigated at a study site near Williams Lake in the central interior of British Columbia. One hundred and twenty eight fungal isolates were examined from nine infection centers and individual genets were delineated using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis and somatic incompatibility tests. Six A. ostoyae genets ranging in size from 0.70 to >15 ha were detected. The population structure of A. ostoyae was consistent with a clonal reproductive strategy, and infection centers were occupied by single A. ostoyae genets or ramets thereof. Eighteen relatively small A. sinapina genets were detected, with infection centers being occupied by multiple genets. Armillaria sinapina appears to be more pathogenic to coniferous hosts than previously reported in the region. Armillaria ostoyae appears to initiate new infections of available substrate via airborne basidiospores at a lower frequency than A. sinapina. However once established, A. ostoyae can spread quite aggressively and capture significant amounts of secondary resources, while A. sinapina is unable to do so. The results of somatic incompatibility tests used to differentiate genets corresponded with the results of RAPD analysis, with only one minor discrepancy.Key words: Armillaria, RAPD, population structure, genet, ramet, clone.
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