Spread of White Hypovirulent Strains of Cryphonectria Parasitica Among American Chestnut Trees at the Lesesne State Forest

Sixty-two natural cankers on branches and main stems of three 16-year-old grafted American chestnut trees at the Lesesne State Forest were sampled for Cryphonectria parasitica. Cankers were sampled in 1996 and 1997 at various distances from the main stem zone on the grafts (ground to 183 cm) that wa...

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Main Author: Robbins, Nancy
Other Authors: Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35763
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11198-123114/