Author: Broders Kirk Munck Isabel Wyka Stephen Iriarte Gloria Beaudoin Eric
Publisher: MDPI
E-ISSN: 1999-4907|6|11|4088-4104
ISSN: 1999-4907
Source: Forests, Vol.6, Iss.11, 2015-11, pp. : 4088-4104
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Abstract
Eastern white pine is a crucial ecological and economic component of forests in the northern USA and eastern Canada, and is now facing an emerging problem in white pine needle damage (WPND). It is still unclear whether WPND results from one, or the combination of several fungal pathogens. Therefore, the first objective of this study was to characterize the fungi associated with WPND in the northeastern United States and document the damage being done to mature eastern white pine as a result of repeated defoliation. To date, 22 species of fungi, either cultured from diseased pine needles or formed fruiting bodies on pine needles were identified based on morphology and sequence data.
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