Incidence and severity of dieback in birch plantings associated with Anisogramma virgultorum and Marssonina betulae in Scotland

Plant Pathology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 272-279

  Silva, H De ^a   Green, S ^a   Woodward, S ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Betula pubescens; Birch dieback; Canker; Field survey

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; DIEBACK; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNGUS; PATHOGEN; PLANTATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANISOGRAMMA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; MARSSONINA BETULAE;

EID: 40949166249     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01740.x     Document Type: Article

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