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Evaluation of Ash Tree Symptoms Associated with Emerald Ash Borer Infestation in Urban Forests

Anand B. Persad and Patrick C. Tobin
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) March 2015, 41 (2) 103-109; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2015.011
Anand B. Persad
Anand B. Persad (corresponding author), Davey Institute, 1500 N. Mantua Street, Kent, Ohio 44240, U.S.,
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Patrick C. Tobin, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-3101, U.S.
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