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Epidemiology of Scleroderris lagerbergii
Author(s) -
Skilling D. D.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
european journal of forest pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.535
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1439-0329
pISSN - 0300-1237
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1972.tb00338.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , canker , geography , biology , environmental health , medicine , veterinary medicine , botany , pathology
The epidemiology of S. lagerbergii is discussed in four parts: (1) mode of infection, (2) production of inoculum, (3) dissemination of inoculum, and (4) development of epidemics. Scleroderris canker caused by S. lagerbergii is described as the most serious disease present in red pine plantations in North America.