Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection

Ernst J. Schreiner

U.S. Forest Service

United States Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Northern Research Station

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Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection

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Schreiner, Ernst J.

Year Published

1959

Publication

Forest Research Note NE-90. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

Abstract

Melampsora leaf rust occurs in all countries where poplars are native or where they have been introduced for ornamental use or timber culture. The rust is easily recognized by the bright orange-yellow spore masses on the undersides of the leaves during most of the growing season.

Citation

Schreiner, Ernst J. 1959. Rating poplars for Melampsora leaf rust infection. Forest Research Note NE-90. Upper Darby, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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