Shortleaf pine hybrids: growth and tip moth damage in southeast Mississippi

Larry H. Lott; Maxine T. Highsmith; C. Dana Nelson

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Shortleaf pine hybrids: growth and tip moth damage in southeast Mississippi

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Larry H. Lott, Maxine T. Highsmith, C. Dana Nelson

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 102-103.

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Abstract

It is well known that shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.), loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.), and Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana Mill.) sustain significantly more Nantucket pine tip moth (Rhyacionia frustrana Comst.) damage than do slash pine (Pinus elliotti var. elliotti Engelm.) and longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) (Berisford and Ross 1990, Wakeley 1928). Understanding the cause of this difference in susceptibility is important since tip moth can be a serious pest, especially in commercial pine plantations. This study provides further information about the inheritance of susceptibility to tip moth damage in southern pine trees.

Parent Publication

Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium

Citation

Lott, Larry H.; Highsmith, Maxine T.; Nelson, C. Dana. 2007. Shortleaf pine hybrids: growth and tip moth damage in southeast Mississippi. In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 102-103.