Selection for Insect Resistance in Forest Trees

Donald H. DeHayes

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Selection for Insect Resistance in Forest Trees

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Donald H. DeHayes

Year:

1983

Type:

Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Talerico, Robert L.; Montgomery, Michael, tech. coords. Proceedings, forest defoliator--host interactions: A comparison between gypsy moth and spruce budworms; 1983 April 5-7; New Haven, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-85. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 9-14.

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Abstract

An interdisciplinary approach to resistance breeding is discussed with emphasis placed on documenting genetic variation and developing an understanding of the causal mechanisms responsible for variation in host susceptibility. The specific features and effectiveness of phenotypic and genetic selection are contrasted and examples of documented genetic variation in susceptibility of trees to insects are provided.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, forest defoliator—host interactions: A comparison between gypsy moth and spruce budworms

Citation

DeHayes, Donald H. . 1983. Selection for Insect Resistance in Forest Trees. In: Talerico, Robert L.; Montgomery, Michael, tech. coords. Proceedings, forest defoliator--host interactions: A comparison between gypsy moth and spruce budworms; 1983 April 5-7; New Haven, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-85. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 9-14.