Rhabdocline weirii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Leotiomycetes
Subclass:
Leotiomycetidae
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Hemiphacidiaceae
Genus:
Rhabdocline
Species:
R. weirii
Binomial name
Rhabdocline weirii
A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)
Synonyms

Propolis weirii Traverso & Trotter, (1928)
Rhabdocline weirii subsp. oblonga A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)
Rhabdocline weirii subsp. obovata A.K. Parker & J. Reid, (1969)

Rhabdocline weirii is a fungal plant pathogen. The pathogen, along with Rhabdocline pseudotsugae, causes Rhabdocline needlecast; R. weirii only affects Douglas-fir trees.[1][2] The disease causes the needles of the tree to discolor and eventually fall from the tree. The pathogen often makes Douglas-fir trees unsalable as Christmas trees and affects the Christmas tree farming industry.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Rhabodocline Needlecast (Rhabdocline weirii)," Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University. Retrieved 7 September 2007.
  2. ↑ "How To Identify and Control Rhabdocline and Swiss Needlecasts of Douglas-Fir," North Central Forest Experiment Station United States Forest Service, 1983. Retrieved 7 September 2007.


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