Resistance to Cronartium ribicola in Pinus monticola: reduced needle-spot frequency

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 574-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Hoff ◽  
G. I. McDonald

Low frequency of needle spots caused by the blister rust fungus (Cronartium ribicola J. C. Fisch. ex Rabenh.) in western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) appears to be an expression of a horizontal resistance factor in secondary needles. Heritability averaged 37% for two sets of a 4 tester × 10 candidate mating system. We discuss the implications of these results with respect to developing varieties of western white pine resistant to blister rust.

1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (11) ◽  
pp. 1789-1790 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Harvey ◽  
J. L. Grasham

Tissue cultures of Pinus monticola Dougl. derived from stem cortex and leaf tissues were found susceptible to artificial inoculations with mycelium from the blister rust fungus (Cronartium ribicola Fisch. ex Rabenh.). Tissue cultures from leaf mesophyll grew slower and were colonized more rapidly by this fungus than those derived from stem cortex.


2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1880-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwan-Soo Woo ◽  
Lauren Fins ◽  
Geral I McDonald ◽  
Maurice V Wiese

Needle traits were evaluated on three groups of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) seedlings: four open-pollinated families that ranked high for the "reduced needle lesion frequency" type of resistance to blister rust; four blister rust susceptible families; and two bulk lots from a seed orchard selected for blister rust resistance. No statistically significant differences were found for most traits in pairwise comparisons among the three groups. However, needles of susceptible families had significantly wider and larger stomata (greater area) than did those of resistant families and seed orchard lots; their stomata were also rounder (smaller ratio of stomatal length to width) than those of the seed orchard lots. Needles of the resistant stocks were significantly shorter than those from seed orchard bulks. Contact angles of water droplets on adaxial needle surfaces were also significantly larger on resistant families compared with the other genetic stocks. Results suggest the possibility of some threshold stomatal size and (or) critical stomatal shape related to infection by the blister rust fungus, Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fisch. ex Rabenh., and possible differences among the groups in wax chemistry and (or) surface textures, both of which may alter behavior of blister rust germ tubes and (or) be altered by blister rust infection.


1969 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Harvey ◽  
J. L. Grasham

Cambial explants of western white pine, Pinus monticola, infected with Cronartium ribicola, were cultured on a medium containing glucose, calcium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, potassium phosphate (monobasic), ammonium sulfate, ferric sulfate, manganese sulfate, and one of three auxins: indoleacetic acid (IAA), naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), or 2,4-(dichlorophenyoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D).Invasion of newly formed callus tissue by the rust fungus was generally slow. Dense, feltlike aerial mycelia were frequently produced. Intercellular mycelia and intracellular haustoria were typical, and direct attachments to aerial mycelia were observed. Occasionally, mycelia invaded the medium, but did not become independent of the host tissue. Typical pycnia- and aecia-like sori were produced in many cultures. Aecia-like sori formed immediately after maturation of pycnia, but did not produce spores.


1983 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Hunt

Twelve to 30-year-old western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) in 23 stands in British Columbia were surveyed for blister rust (Cronartium ribicola J.C. Fisch. ex Rab.) cankers. Canker length, mid-point diameter, and height above ground were measured. The number of cankers per tree tended to increase with tree diameter, was variable within stands, and on 15 to 20 cm diameter trees ranged from a mean of one to 14 per stand and the overall mean was four cankers per tree. Large branches bore longer cankers and tended to be higher in the tree than small branches which bore short cankers. Incidence of cankers above 2.5 m tended to increase with increasing slope and they were on the side of the tree subject to evening breezes. Based on Idaho standards all sites in British Columbia were rated as low hazard, but trees growing on slopes had a higher risk than those on flat sites.Key words:Cronartium, Pinus monticola, hazard rating


1985 ◽  
Vol 61 (6) ◽  
pp. 484-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Hunt ◽  
J. F. Manville ◽  
E. von Rudloff ◽  
M. S. Lapp

Cluster analyses of relative terpene abundance in foliage of western white pine (Pinus monticola Dougl.) trees from throughout the Pacific Northwest geographic range of the species were produced. Terpene patterns were randomly distributed among populations; no geographic or site trends were evident. Although blister rust is devastating to stands, the gene pool is widely distributed and may well be preserved without establishing gene banks.About 40-50 trees selected at random would yield offspring with nearly all possible terpene patterns characteristic of the species and would thus constitute a broad genetic base. Therefore seed orchards do not necessarily need to be composed of many individuals, rather, they should contain highly selected individuals with multiple desirable traits including multiple blister rust resistance mechanisms. Key words: terpenes, dendrogram


PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. e0154267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun-Jun Liu ◽  
Danelle Chan ◽  
Yu Xiang ◽  
Holly Williams ◽  
Xiao-Rui Li ◽  
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2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otis C. Maloy

White pine blister rust is probably the most destructive disease of five-needle (white) pines in North America. The rust fungus cannot spread from pine to pine but requires an alternate host, Ribes species, to complete the disease cycle. Several management tools might enable the reestablishment of western white pine stands. Accepted for publication 20 September 2001. Published 24 September 2001.


1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond J. Hoff

In a study of the effects of preformed inhibitory compounds in resistant and susceptible western white pine (Pinus monticola Dough), ether fractions from 6 of 16 resistant trees substantially reduced germination of basidiospores of Cronartium ribicola J. C. Fisch. ex Rabenh. as compared to the percentage of germination observed in paired susceptible trees. The foliage of western white pine was found to contain a high level of other inhibitory compounds as well. The implications of these and other findings concerning toxic compounds are discussed.


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