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Effects of Oxidant Air Pollution on Susceptibility of Pine Roots to Fomes Annosus

Ponderosa and Jeffrey pine sapwood samples and freshly cut stumps from trees with different amounts of oxidant injury were inoculated with Fornes annosus. With stumps, percentage of surface cross-section area infected and extent of vertical colonization were determined 1 mo and 6-10 mo after inoculation, respectively.


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Author(s): D. L. Rowney, F. W. Cobb, Jr., Robert L. James, W. W. Wilcox