Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection

Ernst J. Schreiner

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Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Ernst J. Schreiner

Year:

1959

Type:

Forest Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Forest Research Note NE-90. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Melampsora leaf rust occurs in all countries where poplars are native or where they have been introduced for ornamental use or timber culture. The rust is easily recognized by the bright orange-yellow spore masses on the undersides of the leaves during most of the growing season.

Citation

Schreiner, Ernst J. 1959. Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection. Forest Research Note NE-90. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.