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North Central Research Station

 

North Central Research Station
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108

(651) 649-5000

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.

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Note: In October 2006, the North Central Research Station and the Northeastern Research Station joined to form the Northern Research Station. New publications are being added to the Northern Research Station Publications & Data site.

This publication is also available at: http://nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/2199

Title: Screening Pinus sylvestris grown for the production of Christmas trees for resistance to western gall rust Peridermium harknessii using different sources of aeciospores

Author: Burnes, Todd A.; Juzwik, Jennifer; Blanchette, Robert A.

Year: 1999

Publication: Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science. 64(1): 6-9. (1999)

Abstract: Results showed a moderate to high susceptibility of Pinus sylvestris to western gall rust Peridermium barknessii, from Pinna sylvestris in Michigan and Pinna banksiana in Minnesota. In general, Pinus sylvestris seed sources were more susceptible to aeciospores collected from Pious sytvestris than, aeciospores collected from Pinus banksiana.

Key Words: Pinus sylvestris, Peridermium barknessii, Christmas tree, western gall rust, aeciospores

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