Genetic resistance to fusiform rust in southern pines and white pine blister rust in white pines-A contrasting tale of two rust pathosystems-current status and future prospects

Forests

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2050-2083

  Sniezko, Richard A ^a   Smith, Jason ^b   Liu, Jun Jun ^c   Hamelin, Richard C ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blister rust; Durable resistance; Fusiform rust; Loblolly pine; White pine

Indexed keywords

BLISTER RUST; FUSIFORM RUST; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GENETIC RESISTANCE; LOBLOLLY PINE; SOUTHERN PINES; WHITE PINE;

CONIFEROUS TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ECOLOGY; POPULATION GENETICS; REFORESTATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

CRONARTIUM RIBICOLA; PINUS ECHINATA; PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 84907528980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f5092050     Document Type: Review

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