The effects of pinosylvin, pinosylvin monomethyl ether, pinosylvin dimethyl
ether, and resveratrol on the fungal shoot blight and canker pathogen of c
onifers Sphaeropsis sapinea were examined in vitro. Effects of compounds, i
solates, and concentrations on both conidial germination and mycelial growt
h were significant (values of P < 0.001), indicating inhibitory activity of
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