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Creator:: Weiskittel, Aaron R.
Abstract:: Plants respond to defoliation in many different and complex ways, depending on their growth habit and form as well as the extent and duration of the defoliation. Tree crowns have been shown to be quite sensitive to disturbances such as defoliation, however quantitative relationships have rarely been developed, making the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ............................................................................................. 45 CHAPTER THREE: SWISS NEEDLE CAST AND DOUGLAS-FIR CROWN STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY IN THE OREGON

Creator:: Crane, Gabriel A.
Abstract:: A series of studies and replicated field sites were implemented in the Oregon Coast Range within Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) sapling plantations infected with varying levels of Swiss needle cast (SNC) caused by the fungus, Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii (Rhode) Petrak (PG). This research was conducted to understand the effects of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Swiss needle cast, why here, why now? A problem analysis. Oregon Department of Forestry. 22 p. Hansen

Creator:: Younger, Nicole L.
Abstract:: For nearly two decades, foresters in the Oregon Coast Range have been witnessing a substantial decease in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii [Mirb.] Franco.) vigor and growth, caused by Swiss needle cast (Phaeocryptopus gaeumannii). Currently, no solutions are in sight but aerially-applied sulfur may alleviate Swiss needle cast and its...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Control of Swiss Needle Cast by Nicole L. Younger A THESIS submitted to Oregon

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