Title: Cryphonectria Parasitica, Cause of Chestnut Blight
Abstract: Forest trees are ecologically and economically indispensable. Forest trees are inevitable for global biodiversity, pollution abatement, mitigating the effects of climate change, and are equally important as an alternative source of bioenergy. Generally, forest products including timber contribute greatly to the revenue generation of many countries of the world. The increasing demand for timber and associated products is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. However, there are major threats to the sustainable supply of forest products such as diseases, insect pests, and adverse climate. In the last century, there have been some notable severe epidemics of tree diseases including Heterobasidion root and stem rot, Dutch elm disease (DED), chestnut blight, myrtle rust of eucalyptus, sudden oak death (SOD), and recently ash dieback. The disturbances together with emerging and invasive pathogens and pests will have a major impact on forest growth and productivity, which necessitates the need for effective forest disease management. The use of diverse disease management approaches, selection of disease-resistant tree genotypes, and biological and chemical control in addition to integrated pest management (IPM) approach should be incorporated into decision-making for optimal effective management. The potential future application of beneficial microbiome and biotechnological approaches of genetic modification in forest tree disease management is further discussed.
Publication Year: 1988
Publication Date: 1988-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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