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A Technique to Screen American Beech for Resistance to the Beech Scale Insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga Lind.)
 

A Technique to Screen American Beech for Resistance to the Beech Scale Insect (Cryptococcus fagisuga Lind.)

Article DOI: 10.3791/51515-v 12:47 min May 27th, 2014
May 27th, 2014

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Beech bark disease is initiated by feeding activities of the beech scale insect that create fungal entry points in the bark. Trees that are resistant to the scale insect are also disease resistant. Here we present the protocol we have developed to screen individual beech trees for beech scale resistance.

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Keywords: Beech Bark Disease Cryptococcus Fagisuga Neonectria Scale Insect Scale Resistance Screening Technique Tree Improvement Silvicultural Manipulation
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