2016. Richard Sniezko in RV1 western white pine trial, standing next to trees from Mech X family (open-pollinated family of parent 05081-003) with a blister rust infected alternate host Ribes adjacent. Happy Camp, California.

Richard Sniezko in RV1 western white pine trial, standing next to trees from Mech X family (open-pollinated family of parent 05081-003) with a blister rust infected alternate host Ribes adjacent. Happy Camp, California.

 

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Of the >4500 parents evaluated over a 50 year period, parent 05081-003 expresses the highest (or among the highest) level of quantitative disease resistance (partial resistance) in both seedling inoculation trials and in the field tests.

 

Photo by: Richard Sniezko

Date: July 14, 2016

 

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Region 6, Umpqua National Forest, Dorena Genetic Resource Center.

Source: Richard Sniezko collection; Cottage Grove, Oregon.

 

For more about the Dorena Genetic Resource Center see: www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/resourcemanageme...

 

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Region 6, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth

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