Diseases and insect pests of Gmelina arborea: Real threats and real opportunities

New Forests

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 227-243

  Wingfield, M J ^a   Robison, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Clonal deployment; Exotic species; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT TOLERANCE; GMELINA ARBOREA;

DISEASE CONTROL; DROUGHT; FUNGI; PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE; PEST DAMAGE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SILVICULTURE;

DISEASES; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; FUNGI; PEST CONTROL;

CERATOCYSTIS; CERATOCYSTIS FIMBRIATA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; FUNGI; GMELINA; GMELINA ARBOREA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PSEUDOCERCOSPORA;

EID: 4544241967     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:NEFO.0000040950.01256.ed     Document Type: Conference Paper

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