Dothistroma needle blight (DNB) is one of the most important diseases of pine. Although its
notoriety stems from Southern Hemisphere epidemics in Pinus radiata plantations, the …

Stem cuttings-based vegetative propagation is considered to be genetically clonal in nature;
but due to lower rooting abilities in most of the plant species, it has become much difficult to …

Needle blights are serious needle fungal diseases affecting pines both in natural and
productive forests. Among needle blight agents, the ascomycetes Lecanosticta acicola …

Many current tree improvement programs are incorporating assisted gene flow strategies to
match reforestation efforts with future climates. This is the case for the lodgepole pine (Pinus …

The accurate identification of plant pathogens is a critical step to prevent their spread and
attenuate their impact. Among the wide range of methods available, DNA-barcoding, ie, the …

A Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) assay was developed for the detection of
the pine pathogen Dothistroma septosporum (G. Dorog.) M. Morelet. The specificity of the …

In recent decades, Dothistroma needle blight (DNB), a pine tree disease caused by the
fungal pathogen Dothistroma septosporum, has severely damaged lodgepole pine (Pinus …

Résumé Les forêts, les agents pathogènes et leurs interactions sont de plus en plus affectés
par des facteurs liés au changement climatique et à la mondialisation. Ces changements …

Seedlings of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia), jack pine (P. banksiana), and their
hybrid were infected by Dothistroma septosporum under natural conditions in Alberta …