ROLE OF GENETIC-RESISTANCE IN MANAGING ECOSYSTEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WHITE-PINE WEEVIL

Authors
ALFARO RI
Citation
Ri. Alfaro, ROLE OF GENETIC-RESISTANCE IN MANAGING ECOSYSTEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WHITE-PINE WEEVIL, Forestry Chronicle, 72(4), 1996, pp. 374-380
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Forestry
Journal title
Forestry Chronicle → ACNP
ISSN journal
00157546
Volume
72
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
374 - 380
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-7546(1996)72:4<374:ROGIME>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This paper describes the conditions that make stands of spruce (Picea spp. susceptible to attack by the white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi P eck, in British Columbia and discusses how host genetic resistance cou ld be utilized to complement silvicultural tactics in the management o f this pest.