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Localization Of Diplodia Pinea In Diseased And Latently-Infected Pinus Nigra, Jennifer Lee Flowers
Localization Of Diplodia Pinea In Diseased And Latently-Infected Pinus Nigra, Jennifer Lee Flowers
University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations
Diplodia pinea causes Diplodia tip blight on more than 30 different pine species. During the past 10 years, Diplodia tip blight has emerged as a serious problem in landscape and Christmas tree farms in this region. Surveys of diseased and symptomless Austrian pines revealed that latent infections of symptomless shoots by D. pinea were common. Latent infections may account for the recently observed rapid decline of mildly diseased pines in our region. To investigate the colonization habits of D. pinea within its host, molecular cytology was attempted and traditional histology was performed on naturally infected, diseased and asymptomatic Austrian pine …