The potential of mulch to transmit three tree pathogens

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 235-242

  Jacobs, Karel A ^a,b  

^a MORTON ARBORETUM   (United States)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Armillaria gallica; Botryosphaeria ribis; Cercis canadensis; Composting; Disease transmission; Fungi; Heat inactivation; Pasteurization; Pinus nigra; Quercus rubra; Sphaeropsis sapinea

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FUNGAL DISEASE; MULCH; PATHOGEN; TREE;

ARMILLARIA; ARMILLARIA GALLICA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA; BOTRYOSPHAERIA RIBIS; CERCIS CANADENSIS; FUNGI; PINUS NIGRA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA; SPHAEROPSIS; SPHAEROPSIS SAPINEA;

EID: 24944552716     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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