Graft-transmissible agent causes bark necrosis and stem pitting in plum trees
In two Central Valley plum orchards, nearly all the trees started exhibiting copious amounts of dark gumballs on scaffold branches and main trunks. Exposed bark showed extensive tissue necrosis and necrotic stem-pitting on the surface of the woody cylinders. Eventually, both orchards had to be remov...
| Published in: | California Agriculture |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
2002-05-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v056n03p108 |