Assessing the stand size of bay trees (Persea spp.) after exposure to laurel wilt disease in a North Florida Preserve

• Main Authors: Anthony M Rossi, Christopher Bentzien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Journal of Plant Science and Phytopathology - Heighten Science Publications Corporation 2019
• Subjects: Native Bay
• Online Access: https://www.heighpubs.org/jpsp/jpsp-aid1030.php

Abstract Although laurel wilt disease was first reported in the United States in 2002 from redbay trees ( Persea borbonia ) around Savannah, Georgia it has rapidly spread throughout the southeastern coastal plain including Georgia and Florida. In the current study, transects were used to assess the...