Development and commercialisation of the Pinus patula × P. tecunumanii hybrid in response to the threat of Fusarium circinatum

New Forests

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 417-437

  Kanzler, A ^a   Nel, A ^a   Ford, C ^a  

^a Sappi Forests Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disease and frost tolerance; Fusarium circinatum; Hybrid breeding; P. patula; P. tecunumanii

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

FROST TOLERANCE; FUSARIUM; HYBRID BREEDING; P. PATULA; P. TECUNUMANII;

FUNGI;

BIOMARKER; COMMERCIALIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; FORESTRY PRACTICE; FROST; FUNGUS; HYBRID; PATHOGEN; POLLINATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SURVIVAL; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA; PINUS PATULA; PINUS TECUNUMANII;

EID: 84899902665     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-014-9412-1     Document Type: Article

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