Pruning reduces blister rust in sugar pine with minimal effects on tree growth

Sugar pine trees from nine stands in two California study areas were assessed to determine the effects of pruning on the incidence and growth of white pine blister rust. Lower limbs up to 8 feet high were removed on alternate trees. Six years following treatment, the number of infections in pruned t...

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Main Authors: Lauren A. Grand, Kevin O'Hara, Amy A. Whitcomb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources 2010-01-01
Series:California Agriculture
Online Access:http://calag.ucanr.edu/archive/?article=ca.v064n01p31