Comparison of the tolerance of Pinus patula seedlings and established trees to infection by Fusarium circinatum

Southern Forests

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 151-159

  Mitchell, R Glen ^a,b   Wingfield, Michael J ^b   Steenkamp, Emma T ^b   Roux, Jolanda ^b   Verryn, Steven ^a   Coutinho, Teresa A ^b  

^a York Timbers ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disease screening; Fusarium circinatum; Heritability; Pinus patula; Pitch canker; Seedlings; Trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896587417     PISSN: 20702620     EISSN: 20702639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/20702620.2014.899061     Document Type: Article

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