Rhabdocline pseudotsugae subsp. pseudotsugae. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
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Abstract A description is provided for Rhabdocline pseudotsugae subsp. pseudotsugae. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Pseudotsuga menziesii, P. menziesii var. caesia, P. menziesii var. glauca. DISEASE: Needle cast, needle blight or mottled needle cast. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Europe (Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway), North America (Canada: British Columbia, USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington). TRANSMISSION: by air-borne ascospores in wet or humid weather.