Swiss Needle Cast in Western Oregon Douglas-Fir Plantations: 20‐Year Monitoring Results

Swiss needle cast (SNC), a foliar disease specific to Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), is caused by an endemic Ascomycete fungus (Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii). In the late 1980s and early 1990s significant symptoms began to appear in coastal Oregon, and these have been associated with the planting...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Ritóková, David C. Shaw, Greg Filip, Alan Kanaskie, John Browning, Danny Norlander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/7/8/155