Influence of site factors and vascular conductivity on the development of procerum root disease

Procerum root disease (PRD) is a serious problem in eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) Christmas tree plantations in VIrginia. Procerum root disease is caused by Leptographium procerum (Kendr.) Wingf which is believed to be transmitted by the pales weevil Hylobius pales (Herbst). Symptoms of p...

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Main Author: Butnor, John Robert
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45862
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11182008-063437/