The paper is published in the journal Forest Ecology and Management. Fusiform rust is one of the costliest diseases in the ...

In one example, about half of the 260,000 acres in Francis Marion National Forest was historically covered with longleaf pine. Both loblolly and longleaf pines are native to the national forest ...

planting one species is not ideal and leaves the forest more vulnerable to disease or pests. “Loblolly pine is one of the few species that we have the seedlings pathways that we have the ...