Concepts of Forest Declines and the Search For Resistance To Beech Bark Disease and Butternut Canker

PA Forests Web Seminar Center

Topic: Concepts of Forest Declines and the Search For Resistance To Beech Bark Disease and Butternut Canker
Date: April 8, 2014
Times: noon - 1:00 PM and 7:00 - 8:00 PM, eastern time. Questions often last an extra 15 to 20 minutes

Registration: Presentation URL (for both times): https://meeting.psu.edu/PAForestWeb/
Handouts, PowerPoints and Recorded Presentations will be available at
http://extension.psu.edu/private-forests/tools-resources/webinars

Presentation summary:

Opportunities to locate and select for disease resistance to Beech Bark Disease and Butternut Canker will be presented in the context of understanding the role of tree and forest decline events in a changing world of weather extremes and introduction of exotic pests and disease agents. Included in the presentation will be examples of current exotic and native pests and diseases on important mixed hardwood and conifer forests. Mention of important selection pressure challenges across North America will be presented in an effort to show how forest conditions are constantly changing in reaction to current selection pressures.

Presented by: Thomas J. Hall, PhD., Plant Pathologist/Forest Pathologist, DCNR, Bureau of Forestry, Division of Forest Pest Management

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