The Response of Boxwood Accesstions from Hyrcanian Forest Areas of Northern Iran to Blight Disease (Agent: Calonectria pseudonaviculata) [PDF]
IntroductionThe Caspian boxwood (Buxus sempervirens subsp. hyrcana) trees are endangered, evergreen and endemic species in the Hyrcanian forests areas of northern Iran growing in Guilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces.
Seyedeh Masoomeh Zamani +3 more
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Occurrence of Volutella Blight Caused by Pseudonectria foliicola on Boxwood in Tennessee [PDF]
Boxwood (Buxus sp. L.) is a very popular evergreen shrub in the United States which is widely used as landscape plant and fresh greenery. Boxwood 'Green velvet' (B. sinica var. insularis x B. sempervirens) plants grown in field condition exhibiting Volutella blight symptoms were found in a commercial nursery in Warren Co., Tennessee in May 2019. Leaves
F. Baysal-Gurel +4 more
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Boxwood Dieback: Molecular Detection, In-Vitro Fungicide Efficacy, and Host Susceptibility for Managing a New Emerging Disease Caused by Colletotrichum Theobromicola [PDF]
Boxwood (Buxus spp. L) is one of the most common and widely planted perennial ornamentals in both home gardens and commercial landscapes. Grown for its evergreen, dark green foliage, boxwood cultivation dates back to 4000 BC in Egypt. Although considered
Kaur, Harleen
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Susceptibility of Boxwood Accessions from the National Boxwood Collection to Boxwood Blight and Potential for Differences between Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae [PDF]
Forty Buxus accessions from the U.S. National Arboretum National Boxwood Collection were evaluated as potted plants and detached leaves for susceptibility to Calonectria pseudonaviculata (Crous et al.) L. Lombard et al., and nine boxwood cultivars were evaluated against both species of Calonectria causing boxwood blight, C.
James A. LaMondia, Nina Shishkoff
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Ecological and Phylogenetic Relationships Shape the Peripheral Olfactory Systems of Highly Specialized Gall Midges (Cecidomiiydae) [PDF]
Insects use sensitive olfactory systems to detect relevant host volatiles and avoid un-suitable hosts in a complex environmental odor landscape. Insects with short lifespans, such as gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), are under strong selection ...
Bill S. Hansson +5 more
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Student Project Environmental influences on box blight epidemics [PDF]
Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae are two recently differentiated fungal species responsible for box blight, a disease that threatens the Buxus genus.
Cromey, Matthew +3 more
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Drivers of Forest Pathogen Invasions: The Roles of Global Trade and Climate Change [PDF]
In the past 25 to 30 years, a marked increase has occurred in numbers of invasive alien pests and pathogens recorded, damaging agriculture, horticulture and forest environments.
Beram, Refika Ceyda +2 more
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Michigan Conifer Growers’ Perspectives on Disease Management [PDF]
A survey of commercial nursery and Christmas tree growers was implemented online and by mail in 2018 to understand disease issues and information preferences.
Huff, Emily S., Sakalidis, Monique L
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Socioecological disparities in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina
Abstract Despite growing interest in urban resilience, remarkably little is known about vegetation dynamics in the aftermath of disasters. In this study, we examined the composition and structure of plant communities across New Orleans (Louisiana, USA) following catastrophic flooding triggered by levee failures during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 ...
Joshua A. Lewis +6 more
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Ranking Resistance of Buxus Cultivars to Boxwood Blight – an Integrated Analysis1 [PDF]
Abstract Boxwood (Buxus L. spp., Buxaceae) are popular woody landscape shrubs grown for their diverse forms and broad-leaved evergreen foliage, with an estimated $126 million economic impact in the U.S. alone. Boxwood plants grown in temperate zones worldwide are now threatened by a destructive blight disease caused by the ascomycete fungi ...
Matthew Kramer +2 more
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