CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



LIFE CYCLE OF WHITE PINE BLISTER RUST 1 



RESISTANCE IN WESTERN tVHITE PINE 2 



SELECTION OF STANDS AND PHENOTYPICALLY RESISTANT TREES . . 6 



Stand Selection 6 



Selection of Individual Trees 7 



INOCULATION OF SEEDLINGS WITH RUST 7 



RUST INSPECTION 8 



First Rust Inspection 8 



Second Rust Inspection 8 



Third, Fourth, and Fifth Rust Inspections 8 



SELECTION PHILOSOPHY AND METHODS 9 



SELECTION FOR RESISTANCE 10 



Arrangement of Data and Selection Criteria 10 



Selection Intensity 10 



Natural Selection - An Alternative Breeding Method. . 11 



UTILIZATION OF RESISTANCE - HAZARD MAPPING 11 



PUBLICATIONS CITED 12 



