Demonstrates the impact of a rust risk index on mortality and defect rates in Pinus taeda plantations, suggesting benefits for breeding efforts.
• A rust risk index gives the percentage of trees with disease symptoms at a base age. • We fit mortality and defect models for Pinus taeda plantations including rust risk. • Mortality at stand age twelve years depended strongly on the rust risk index. • Rust risk increased defect rates, although other sources of defect were common. • Continued investment in resistance breeding will increase forest productivity.
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