White pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola J. C. Fisch) (WPBR) was discovered on Ribes L. in New York in 1906, although it was accidentially introduced from Europe on pine (Pinus L.) seedlings. The spread of this destructive fungus has changed the focus in North America. After decades of reduced planting because of the concern over the impact of WPRB, white pine (Pinus strobus L.) is now being restored in the lake states of Minnesota, Wiscconsin, and Michigan. Although the potential for growing white pine is high on many sites, the disapperances of a seed source because of logging and fires means that reestablishment of white pine to these areas will require active management. A series of planting have been established on three national forests in Minnesota and Michigan to evaluate various silviculture treatments intended to minimize the incidence of WPBR and to compare the performance of seedlings selected for disease resistance to nonselected planting stock.
[1]
O. Maloy.
White pine blister rust control in North America: a case history.
,
1997,
Annual review of phytopathology.
[2]
M. Ostry,et al.
Biology and control of Sirococcus shoot blight on red pine
,
1990
.
[3]
R. McRoberts,et al.
White pine blister rust in the eastern Upper Peninsular of Michigan.
,
1988
.
[4]
R. Bradbury,et al.
Incidence of White Pine Blister Rust in Maine After 70 Years of a Ribes Eradication Program
,
1988
.
[5]
E. P. V. Arsdel.
Growing White Pine in the Lake States to avoid blister rust [Cronartium ribicola.
,
2018
.
[6]
D. Stewart.
Factors affecting local control of White Pine blister rust in Minnesota.
,
1957
.