Alaska-cedar (Chamaecvparis nootkatensIs (D. Don) Spach) is a
valuable tree that is suffering from a serious decline and mortality of
unknown cause throughout southeast Alaska. Epidemiological and
pathological studies were initiated to determine if a pathogen is the
primary cause of this problem. By examining old aerial photographs and
by...
Infection courts for microorganisms invading white fir heartwood were determined to be primarily branches and basal wounds. Of 11 hymenomycetes isolated from infected trees, only four: Echinodontiurn tinctorium, Phellinus chrysoloma, Pholiota adiposa, and Hericium abietis were of major significance in terms of frequency of infection and damage caused. Two or...
As part of investigations to adapt a suitable grazing system in
western Oregon, this research was designed to monitor the effects of
defoliation treatments on dry matter production, forage quality,
regrowth after defoliation, and species composition of a Lolium
perenne Trifolium subterraneum pasture for three consecutive
growing seasons from 1980...