Pine Wilt Disease: A Worldwide Threat to Forest Ecosystems

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mota, Manuel M. (Editor), Vieira, Paulo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Plant ecology.; Forestry.; Plant pathology.; Invertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Plant Pathology.; Plant Ecology.

The pinewood nematode (PWN), Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the causal agent of pine wilt disease (PWD), is a serious pest and pathogen of forest tree species, in particular among the genus Pinus. It was first reported from Japan in the beginning of the XXth century, where it became the major ecologica...