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Economic Evaluation Offusiform Rust Research And Protection

We performed an economic evaluation of the research, development, and implementation of fusiform rust resistance in southern pines. Information on past and prospective gains in rust resistance was obtained from a survey of seedling producers in the South. Information on incidence and hazard of rust infection was obtained from several cycles of Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) data for the South. Stands level analyses using growth and yield models were used to compute financial gains for fusiform rust protection by site class and region throughout the South. These stand level analyses were aggregated to estimate past and future gains from fusiform rust protection, and the potential gains that could be achieved by greater levels of protection or elimination of fusiform rust. These gains were compared with estimated research expenditures to estimate total returns for fusiform rust protection research.


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Author(s): John Pye, John Wagner, Thomas Holmes, Frederick W. Cubbage

Publication: Tree Improvement and Genetics - Southern Forest Tree Improvement Conference - 1995