Chondrostereum purpureum as a biological control agent in forest vegetation management. II. Efficacy on Sitka alder and aspen in western Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 852-858

  Harper, G J ^a   Comeau, P G ^a   Hintz, W ^b   Wall, R E ^c   Prasad, R ^d   Becker, E M ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c Pacific Forestry Centre ^*  (Canada)

^d LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CANADA; FORESTRY; MORTALITY; PLANT GROWTH; TRICLOPYR; VIRULENCE; WEED CONTROL;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNGUS; WEED CONTROL;

(WEST); CANADA;

ALNUS; ALNUS VIRIDIS; ALNUS VIRIDIS SINUATA; BETULACEAE; CHONDROSTEREUM PURPUREUM; FUNGI; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 0033500351     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x99-121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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