Selection of Pinus spp. in South Africa for tolerance to infection by the pitch canker fungus

New Forests

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 473-489

  Mitchell, R G ^a   Wingfield, M J ^b   Hodge, G R ^c   Steenkamp, E T ^b   Coutinho, T A ^b  

^a York Timbers ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Camcore; Disease avoidance; Plantation forestry; Screening for resistance; Tree disease

Indexed keywords

CAMCORE; FAMILY VARIATION; FOREST INDUSTRY; FUSARIUM; HERITABILITY ESTIMATES; HIGH ELEVATION; PINE SPECIES; PINUS SPP; PITCH CANKER; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RADIATA; SOUTH AFRICA;

DIAGNOSIS; INDUSTRY;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HERITABILITY; INOCULATION; LESION; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEEDLING; SPORE; STEM; TOLERANCE; WOUNDING;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FORESTRY; PLANTATIONS; SCREENING; TREES;

SOUTH AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA; PINUS ELLIOTTII; PINUS GREGGII; PINUS MAXIMINOI; PINUS PATULA; PINUS PSEUDOSTROBUS; PINUS RADIATA; PINUS TECUNUMANII;

EID: 84860318802     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-011-9293-5     Document Type: Article

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