Field work in China

Rodolfo and Ryoko conducted fieldwork in forests near Kunming and Hangzhou, China, to identify new Lophodermium species associated with Asian conifers. It was a very productive trip thanks to our hosts Prof. Li and Prof. Zhilin Yuan of the China Academy of Forestry. Some valuable samples from the trip include P. yunnanensis, P. armandii, P. hwangshanensis and Cunninghamia lanceolata (top right photo). We also visited the Shilin Forests (bottom left photo) outside of Kunming and saw some of the biggest sea lily fossils (top middle photo). We were also fortunate to help host a weekend visit from school children to teach them about fungal endophytes (top left photo). We hope to be back to visit northern China in the summer!