Geographic Variation in Disease Susceptibility of American Sycamore

D. T. Cooper; T. H. Filer; O. O. Wells

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Geographic Variation in Disease Susceptibility of American Sycamore

Informally Refereed

Authors:

D. T. Cooper, T. H. Filer, O. O. Wells

Year:

1977

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 1(4):21-24

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Abstract

Leaf scorch, top dieback, and lethal bole cankers were found in two progeny tests of sycamore in Mississippi. Both tests indicated that southern seed sources are more disease resistant than northern seed sources and that some progenies within seed source have even greater resistance. Although eight organisms associated with one or more of the disease symptoms were identified, determination of the primary organism causing lethal cankers will require further research.

Keywords

Platanus occidentalis

Citation

Cooper, D. T.; Filer, T. H.; Wells, O. O. 1977. Geographic Variation in Disease Susceptibility of American Sycamore. Southern Journal of Applied Forestry 1(4):21-24.