Instant Insights: Understanding and tackling pests and diseases of forest trees

• Chapter 1 - Advances in understanding and managing fungal and other diseases of forest trees: Tod Ramsfield, Natural Resources Canada, Canada; and Kathy Lewis, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada;
  • 1 Definition of silvopastoral systems
  • 2 Tree disease
  • 3 Tree disease effects
  • 4 Classification of tree diseases
  • 5 Parasitic flowering plants
  • 6 Rust diseases
  • 7 Tree diseases caused by species of Phytophthora
  • 8 Abiotic disease
  • 9 Disease management
  • 10 Invasive forest pathogens
  • 11 Forest pathogens and climate change
  • 12 Conclusion
  • 13 Where to look for further information
  • 14 References

Chapter taken from: Stanturf, J. (ed.), Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 292 4)

• Chapter 2 - Pathogens in tropical forests: diversity and management: Steve Woodward, University of Aberdeen, UK; and H. Tuğba Doğmuş, Isparta University of Applied Sciences, Turkey;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Root diseases
  • 3 Stem diseases
  • 4 Wilt diseases
  • 5 Foliage pathogens
  • 6 Virus diseases
  • 7 Nematodes
  • 8 Algae and parasitic plants
  • 9 Disease management
  • 10 Where to look for further information
  • 11 Acknowledgements
  • 12 References

Chapter taken from: Blaser, J. and Hardcastle, P. D. (eds.), Achieving sustainable management of tropical forests, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2020, (ISBN 978 1 78676 248 1)

• Chapter 3 - Advances in understanding and managing insect pests of forest trees: Barbara Bentz, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USA; Pierluigi Bonello, The Ohio State University, USA; Horst Delb, Forest Research Institute of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Christopher Fettig, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USA; Therese Poland, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, USA; Deepa Pureswaran, Canadian Forest Service, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canada; and Steven Seybold, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USA;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Advances in understanding and predicting native and invasive forest insect responses to climate change
  • 3 Advances in managing for resistance in native and invasive forest insect systems
  • 4 Advances in native bark beetle monitoring and management
  • 5 Advances in defoliator monitoring and management
  • 6 Advances in invasive species monitoring and management
  • 7 Case studies
  • 8 Conclusion and future trends
  • 9 Where to look for further information
  • 10 References

Chapter taken from: Stanturf, J. (ed.), Achieving sustainable management of boreal and temperate forests, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2019, (ISBN 978 1 78676 292 4)

• Chapter 4 - Using Verticillium albo-atrum WCS850 to control Dutch elm disease: Joeke Postma, Wageningen University & Research, The Netherlands;
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Development of the Verticillium albo-atrum WCS850 strain
  • 3 Production, method of application, registration and use
  • 4 Testing long-term efficacy
  • 5 Conclusion
  • 6 Where to look for further information
  • 7 Acknowledgements
  • 8 References

Chapter taken from: Köhl, J. and Ravensberg, W. J. (eds.), Microbial bioprotectants for plant disease management, Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2021 (ISBN 978 1 78676 813 1)