Impact of the foliar pathogen Swiss needle cast on wood quality of Douglas-fir

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Johnson, G R ^a   Grotta, Amy T ^b,d   Gartner, Barbara L ^b   Downes, Geoff ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MOISTURE;

MODULUS OF RUPTURE (MOR); SAPWOOD;

WOOD;

FUNGAL DISEASE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; WOOD QUALITY;

DISEASES; MOISTURE; WOOD;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ABIES; PHAEOCRYPTOPUS GAEUMANNII; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 18844437036     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x04-170     Document Type: Article

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