Efficacy of basal girdling to control oak wilt fungal mat production in Texas red oak (Quercus buckleyi) in Central Texas

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 168-172

  Greene, Thomas A ^a   Reemts, Charlotte M ^a   Appel, David N ^b  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroica chrysoparia; Disease management; Golden cheeked warbler; Juniper oak woodlands; Oak wilt

Indexed keywords

BARK STRIPPING; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI;

DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER; JUNIPER-OAK WOODLANDS; OAK WILT;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FUNGI; GIRDLING; QUERCUS; STEMS; STRIPPING; TEXAS;

CERATOCYSTIS FAGACEARUM; DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; FUNGI; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS BUCKLEYI; QUERCUS SHUMARDII; QUERCUS TEXANA;

EID: 63549144324     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/32.4.168     Document Type: Article

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