Red alder (alnus rubra) defense mechanisms against western tent caterpillar (malacosoma californicum) defoliation

Red alder (alnus rubra) defense mechanisms against western tent caterpillar (malacosoma californicum) defoliation

Red alder (Alnus rubra) is a tree species with high economic and ecological importance. It is subject to defoliation during unpredictable, episodic outbreaks of tent caterpillars (Malacosoma spp.) that result in reduced growth, decreased wood production, unsightly appearance and mortality in severe...

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Main Author: Boateng, Kennedy
Other Authors: Hawkins, Brabara J.
Format: Others
Language:English
en
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Red alder
defense mechanisms
defoliation
genotype
clones
families
provenances
foliar phenolics
foliar nutrients
leaf phenology
leaf morphology
resource allocation
wounding response
seasonal variation
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/10821

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/10821

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