A Successful Treatment for Scleroderris Canker in Red Pine

Organization
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
2 Billion Trees (2BT)
Project
Laurentian Forestry Centre
Resource Type
Fact sheet
Authors
Gaston Laflamme
Resource Date:
2004
Page Length
2

Scleroderris canker, a disease caused by the European strain of the fungus Gremmeniella abietina, is highly virulent in red pine (Pinus resinosa) plantations. When nothing is done to eradicate the disease, the survival of infected plantations is compromised.