Landscape genetics of Cronartium ribicola

White pine blister rust, Cronartium ribicola (Basidiomycota, Pucciniales), is a macrocyclic (5 different spore types) heteroecious (requires two hosts) rust that alternates on Ribes spp. It is an exotic pathogen in North America and cause high levels of mortality of pine in the subsection Strobus (w...

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Main Author: Brar, Simren
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43138