@article{9b50221dcc30424d93323f1e6b8efc15,
title = "Dwarf mistletoe control on the mescalero apache indian reservation, New Mexico",
abstract = "Dwarf mistletoe is a destructive pathogen of many commercial ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum) stands in the Southwest. From 2005 to 2006, on the Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation, a mistletoe control project was implemented across 3,300 acres. Locally developed management guidelines for treating moderate to severely infected stands recommended salvaging merchantable timber and then slashing remaining hosts >2 ft tall. The goal of this treatment was to diminish residual southwestern dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium vaginatum subsp. cryptopodum) infection while maintaining sufficient, albeit small, natural ponderosa pine regeneration for stocking. In 2008, 12 fixed-radius plots were established within the project area to monitor the emergence of latent infections. Our observations revealed that 9 years posttreatment, 2.3% of the retained cohort had harbored latent mistletoe infections. The treatment appears to result in satisfactory control of the parasite in the Sacramento Mountains of southcentral New Mexico.",
keywords = "Advanced regeneration, Ponderosa pine, Sanitation cut, Southwestern dwarf mistletoe, Stand improvement",
author = "Hoyt, {Howard M.} and William Hornsby and Huang, {Ching Hsun} and Jacobs, {James J.} and Mathiasen, {Robert L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments: We acknowledge the researchers and managers at Mescalero who paved the way for the current study and whose work has been instrumental in the management of mistletoe at Mescalero, notably the late Frank G. Hawksworth; Dave Conklin, USFS Forest Pathologist (retired); John Andrews, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Forester (retired); Bernie Ryan, BIA Forester (retired); Robert Campbell, BIA Forester; Dave Koch, BIA Forester; Thora Padilla, Mescalero Apache Tribe (MAT) Forester; and Mark Paul, BIA Forester. We also acknowledge the BIA, Mescalero Apache Tribe and USDA Forest Service staff who have worked on this project, particularly Gerald Blake, Jr., Roderick Chimal, Rylee Chino, George Gallardo, Clay Garrison, Andy Graves, Serra Hoagland, Wilmer LaPaz, Gerald Magoosh, Phil Smith, Taylor Smith and Crystal Tischler. Funding for this project was obtained from the USDA Forest Service, Forest Health and Protection, Southwestern Region and the National Fire Plan, Hazardous Fuel Reduction Program. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, Society of American Foresters. All rights reserved.",
year = "2017",
month = sep,
day = "25",
doi = "10.5849/jof.16-049",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "115",
pages = "379--384",
journal = "Journal of Forestry",
issn = "0022-1201",
publisher = "Society of American Foresters",
number = "5",
}