Brown spot needle disease--biology and control in Scotch pine plantations.

Darroll D. Skilling; Thomas H. Nicholls

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Brown spot needle disease--biology and control in Scotch pine plantations.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Darroll D. Skilling, Thomas H. Nicholls

Year:

1975

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-109. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

An application section briefly describes and illustrates the symptoms, hosts, life history of the brown spot needlecast fungus (Scirrhia acicola), and recommends chemical and cultural control methods. A documentation section details the research on the biology and control of the fungus.

Keywords

Scirrhia acicola, Pinus Sylvestris, Scotch pine, plantation management, Christmas tree culture, fungicides

Citation

Skilling, Darroll D.; Nicholls, Thomas H. 1975. Brown spot needle disease--biology and control in Scotch pine plantations. Research Paper NC-109. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station