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Studies on Pruning Cuts and Wound Dressings for Oak Wilt Control

Kim Camilli, David N. Appel and W. Todd Watson
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2007, 33 (2) 132-139; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2007.014
Kim Camilli
Kim Camilli, Staff Forester II, Texas Forest Service, Austin, TX 78761-5083, U.S.
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David N. Appel
David N. Appel, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2132, U.S.
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W. Todd Watson
W. Todd Watson (corresponding author), Assistant Professor of Urban and Community Forestry, Department of Forest Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2135, U.S.,
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