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Damage to foliage and stems caused by fungal pathogens in young eucalypt plantations in Zambia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: A Muimba-Kankolongo --- School of Natural Resources, Zambia IN Nawa --- School of Agricultural Sciences, Zambia J Roux --- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, South Africa P Ng'andwe --- School of Natural Resources, ZambiaPlantations consisting of non-native tree species were established on the Copperbelt of Zambia to supplement timber supply from natural forests and to meet the increasing demand of round wood and fuel wood for the copper mines. In early 2004, a... -
Health and nutrition of plantation eucalypts in Asia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: B Dell G Hardy T BurgessUnderstanding site fertility constraints has lifted productivity of eucalypt plantations in East and South-east Asia through targeted application of inorganic fertilisers. Whilst most attention has been given to the supply of nitrogen and phosphorus in silvicultural prescriptions, and inoculation with... -
The Eucalyptus shoot and leaf pathogen Teratosphaeria destructans recorded in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Izette Greyling --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Michael J Wingfield --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Martin PA Coetzee --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Genetics, South Africa Seonju Marincowitz --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, South Africa Jolanda Roux --- Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI), Department of Plant Sciences, South AfricaSpecies of Teratosphaeria include some of the most important fungal pathogens of plantation-grown eucalypt trees. During routine disease surveys, symptoms and signs of leaf spot and blight were observed on the foliage of one-year-old E. grandis × E. urophylla hybrids...