The expansion of poplar culture in the north-central and northeastern regions of North
America has been limited because many poplar clones are susceptible to the leaf spot and …

Domestication of plant species has affected the evolutionary dynamics of plant pathogens in
agriculture and forestry. A model system for studying the consequences of plant …

Plant domestication and movement are large contributors to the success of new diseases.
The introduction of new host species can result in accelerated evolutionary changes in …

Genetic and genomics tools to characterize host–pathogen interactions are
disproportionately directed to the host because of the focus on resistance. However …

Hybridization and introgression are pervasive evolutionary phenomena that provide insight
into the selective forces that maintain species boundaries, permit gene flow, and control the …

Key message New genotypes of hybrid poplars from the Aigeiros and Tacamahaca sections
have great potential for increasing genetic gain from selection. The most promising traits are …

Trees in the genus Populus and their interspecific hybrids are used across North America for
fiber production and as a potential source of biofuel. Plantations of these species are …

Septoria musiva is a major pathogen of Populus and can cause leaf spots and stem cankers
in susceptible clones. In order to investigate defense mechanisms of Populus in response to …

Abstract Sphaerulina musiva (Peck) Verkley, Quaedvlieg and Crous (syn= Septoria musiva
Peck, Mycosphaerella populorum Thompson) is a pathogen of poplar that causes two …

Species of the genus Populus (commonly known as poplar) are one of the most widely used
groups of forest trees in North America and Europe, and play a significant ecological role as …