A sagebrush wilt disease of unknown cause

Authors

David L. Nelson, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Ogden, Utah
Richard G. Krebill, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Abstract

A sagebrush wilt disease is causing severe damage to Forest Service uniform shrub garden plantings in Utah. Plants within most species of the section Tridentatae express disease symptoms and may die within several months. Varying degrees of susceptibility are evident within and between species. Modification of the soil environment through past agricultural use may dispose these wildland shrubs to associated potentially pathogenic fungi.

Recommended Citation

Nelson, David L. and Krebill, Richard G. (1981) "A sagebrush wilt disease of unknown cause," Great Basin Naturalist: Vol. 41: No. 2, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/gbn/vol41/iss2/3