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Filtering by: Subject Ponderosa pine -- Diseases and pests -- Idaho Committee Member Dugger, Bruce D. Degree Level Doctoral

Candidate Genes Associated with Blister Rust Resistance in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis) Revealed through de novo Transcriptome Assembly and Differential Gene Expression Analysis

Creator:

Bair, Zolton J.

Abstract:

Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) is an iconic North American high-elevation tree species currently threatened by climate change, mountain pine beetle, and white pine blister rust (WPBR), a lethal disease caused by the non-native fungal pathogen Cronartium ribicola. In collaboration with the USDA Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center, germplasm was...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

-elevation tree species currently threatened by climate change, mountain pine beetle, and white pine