Best practices and methods for telial and aecial host inoculations with Cronartium ribicola, causal agent of white pine blister rust

BP Duarte, N Feau, P Zambino… - Canadian Journal of …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Forest pathologists and tree breeders working with obligate biotrophs, such as rust fungi,
depend on effective inoculation protocols for their studies. These protocols are crucial for …

Transcriptional Profiling of Early Defense Response to White Pine Blister Rust Infection in Pinus albicaulis (Whitebark Pine)

L Figueroa-Corona, K Baesen, A Bhattarai, A Kegley… - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pathogen perception generates the activation of signal transduction cascades to host
defense. White pine blister rust (WPBR) is caused by Cronartium ribicola JC Fisch and …

The influence of seed origin on Arbutus menziesii survival, health, and performance phenotypes in two British Columbia provenance trials

PNK Puri - 2024 - open.library.ubc.ca
Arbutus menziesii (arbutus) is an ecologically and culturally important tree species that has
been declining throughout the Pacific Northwest for over 50 years. Arbutus faces a complex …