Resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in the Genus Abies

John Frampton; Fikret Isik; Mike Benson; Jaroslav Kobliha; Jan Stjskal

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Resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in the Genus Abies

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Authors:

John Frampton, Fikret Isik, Mike Benson, Jaroslav Kobliha, Jan Stjskal

Year:

2012

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Yanchuk, Alvin D.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M.; Alexander, Janice M.; Frankel, Susan J., tech. coords. Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-240. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 189

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Abstract

A major limiting factor for the culture of true firs as Christmas trees is their susceptibility to Oomycete species belonging to the genus Phytophthora. In North Carolina alone, the Fraser fir (Abies fraseri [Pursh] Poir.) Christmas tree industry loses 6 to 7 million dollars annually to root rot primarily caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. Because no resistance has been found in Fraser fir, in 2003, the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Christmas Tree Genetics (CTG) Program conducted an extensive resistance screening of 32 Abies species (50 unique taxa) from around the world.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees

Keywords

forest disease and insect resistance, evolutionary biology, climate change, durable resistance

Citation

Frampton, John; Isik, Fikret; Benson, Mike; Kobliha, Jaroslav; Stjskal, Jan. 2012. Resistance to Phytophthora cinnamomi in the Genus Abies. In: Sniezko, Richard A.; Yanchuk, Alvin D.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M.; Alexander, Janice M.; Frankel, Susan J., tech. coords. Proceedings of the fourth international workshop on the genetics of host-parasite interactions in forestry: Disease and insect resistance in forest trees. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-240. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. p. 189.