Article
Improving the resistance of eastern white pine to white pine blister rust disease
2018-09-01
Abstract excerpt
Eastern white pine (EWP), Pinus strobus L., is an iconic forest tree in the north woods of eastern North America. White pine blister rust, caused by Cronartium ribicola, an invasive pathogen, entered North America in the early 20th century and infected all five-needled pines across the continent. Few genotypes of eastern white pine have demonstrated consistent, elevated resistance to the pathogen, so our objective...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 142e752b-5ff7-50ee-8f84-63cf89385f55
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.foreco.2018.03.001
