Robert A. Blanchette

Evaluating the Pathogenicity of Chondrostereum purpureum and Fungi Obtained from Dying Buckthorn on Common and Glossy Buckthorn

Common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) and glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus) are large shrubs that are invasive to Eastern North America. Currently available removal techniques, such as uprooting and systemic herbicides, can be too laborious to conduct over broad acreage or have t...