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White pine blister rust resistance in limber pine: evidence for a major gene.
Phytopathology - 1 Feb 2014
Schoettle A W, Sniezko R A, Kegley A, Burns K S
Abstract excerpt
Limber pine (Pinus flexilis) is being threatened by the lethal disease white pine blister rust caused by the non-native pathogen Cronartium ribicola. The types and frequencies of genetic resistance to the rust will likely determine the potential success of restoration or proactive measures. These first extensive inoculation trials using individual tree seed collections from >100 limber pine trees confirm that...
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