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Efficacy of Propiconazole for Prevention of Sassafras Mortality from Laurel Wilt Disease Using a Tree Micro-Injection and Micro-Infusion Delivery System

C.W. Johnson, R.O. Olatinwo, J. Hwang and C. Brownie
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 2023, 49 (1) 2-15; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2023.002
C.W. Johnson
C.W. Johnson (corresponding author) Entomologist US Forest Service Forest Health Protection Alexandria Forestry Center 2500 Shreveport HWY Pineville, LA, USA 318-473-7170
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R.O. Olatinwo
R.O. Olatinwo Research Plant Pathologist US Forest Service Southern Research Station
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J. Hwang Plant Pathologist US Forest Service Forest Health Protection
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C. Brownie Professor Emerita North Carolina State University Department of Statistics
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