Blue-stain infections in roots, stems and branches of declining Pinus sylvestris trees in a dry inner alpine valley in Switzerland

Forest Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 501-509

  Heiniger, U ^a   Theile, F ^a   Rigling, A ^a   Rigling, D ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE VECTOR; DROUGHT; FUNGUS; INFECTIVITY; INSECT; MORTALITY; NEMATODE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PATHOGEN; ROOT; STAND DYNAMICS; STEM; VALLEY;

RHONE VALLEY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 83055169618     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: 14390329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.2011.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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