Mortality of western white pine transplants used to assess resistance to blister rust at the USDA Forest Service Nursery in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho was likely due to extensive root infection by Pythiva app. Severity of foliar symptom production was significantly correlated with extent of root system colonization by these fungi....
Mortality of containerized western white pine seedlings outplanted on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District, Idaho Panhandle National Forests, was probably due to extensive root infection by Fusarium oxysporum. Diseased seedlings had chlorotic foliage, needle tip dieback, and severe twisting of the needles that indicated wilting. Most root tips of diseased...