Development of a policy and strategy for controlling infection by Heterobasidion annosum in British forests: A review of supporting research

Forestry

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-218

  Redfern, D B ^a,b   Pratt, J E ^a   Hendry, S J ^a   Low, J D ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CONIFEROUS TREE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FORESTRY POLICY; FUNGUS; INFECTIVITY; PEAT SOIL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; ROOT ROT; TOPOGRAPHY; TREE STUMP;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; HETEROBASIDION ANNOSUM; PICEA SITCHENSIS;

EID: 77951238021     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpq005     Document Type: Article

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