Exposure to a pine pathogen enhances growth and disease resistance in Pinus radiata seedlings

Forest Pathology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Swett, C L ^a   Gordon, T R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ENDOPHYTE; FUNGUS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORTALITY; MYCORRHIZA; PATHOGEN; PATHOGENICITY; ROOT SYSTEM; ROOTING;

FUNGI; GIBBERELLA CIRCINATA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 85006340241     PISSN: 14374781     EISSN: 14390329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/efp.12298     Document Type: Article

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