The pinewood nematode and pine wilt disease: a serious forest protection issue

Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pinewood nematode (PWN), and the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD), was detected for the first time in 1999, in Europe, in Portugal. The PWN has been detected in new forest areas in the center of the country, in 2008, despite efforts developed by the national fo...

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Main Author: Mota, Manuel (author)
Format: lecture
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/4407
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/4407