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Responses of Angiosperm Bark Tissues to Fungi Causing Cankers and Canker Rots

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Defense Mechanisms of Woody Plants Against Fungi

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Abstract

Cankers on trees are the visible manifestation of necrotic periderm, cortex, phloem, and vascular cambium tissues (Fig. 3.1, 1-4). In most shade tree or forest pathology textbooks, cankers are classified according to types or classes to facilitate instruction and discussion (Boyce 1948, Tattar 1978, Manion 1981). Generally, cankers can be either annual or perennial in occurrence and, if perennial, can be either diffuse or target-shaped. In reality, canker symptomatology is extremely diverse, often with gradations among the distinct types. The biological basis for the varying expression of disease symptoms is due to the interaction of several factors, including pathogen virulence, host resistance, influence of environment, and time.

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  2. Fruit Research Laboratory, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 609, 25430, Kearneyville, WV, USA

    Alan R. Biggs

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Biggs, A.R. (1992). Responses of Angiosperm Bark Tissues to Fungi Causing Cankers and Canker Rots. In: Blanchette, R.A., Biggs, A.R. (eds) Defense Mechanisms of Woody Plants Against Fungi. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-01642-8_3

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