Red pine harvest debris as a potential source of inoculum of Diplodia shoot blight pathogens

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 663-670

  Oblinger, Brent W ^a   Smith, Denise R ^a   Stanosz, Glen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Diplodia pinea; Diplodia scrobiculata; Inoculum persistence; Pinus resinosa; Slash; Woody debris

Indexed keywords

DIPLODIA PINEA; DIPLODIA SCROBICULATA; INOCULUM PERSISTENCE; PINUS RESINOSA; SLASH; WOODY DEBRIS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FORESTRY; FUNGI; HARVESTING; HEALTH RISKS; NEEDLES; SOILS;

DEBRIS;

CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FOREST HEALTH; FUNGAL DISEASE; GERMINATION; HEALTH RISK; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOODY DEBRIS;

DIPLODIA; DIPLODIA PINEA; DIPLODIA SCROBICULATA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 79957879314     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.04.038     Document Type: Article

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