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Schoettle A.W., and Sniezko R.A. 2007. Proactive intervention to sustain high elevation pine ecosystems threatened by white pine blister rust.12:327-336.. Journal of Forest Research.
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Sniezko R.A. 2006. Resistance breeding against nonnative pathogens in forest trees — current successes in North America. Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology. 28: S270–S279.
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Sniezko R.A., Kegley A., Danchok B., and Conklin D. 2006. Variation in White Pine Blister Rust Resistance among Nine Seedling Families of Southwestern White Pine – Early Results. Poster Presentation. Third Rusts of Forest Trees Conference, IUFRO Unit 7.02.05.
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Sniezko R.A., and Kegley A. 2005. White pine blister rust resistance in Pinus monticola and P. lambertiana seedling families following artificial inoculation with two sources of blister rust. Poster Presentation. In Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings. Edited by Li B., and McKeand S. North Carolina State University. p. 420.
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Sniezko R.A., and Zambino P. 2005. White pine blister rust resistance in North America white pines: current status and research needs. Oral Presentation. In Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in the Age of Genomics: Progress and Future, IUFRO Joint Conference of Division 2, Conference Proceedings. Edited by Li B., and McKeand S. North Carolina State University. pp. 285–286.

Bower A., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Eight-year growth and survival of a western white pine evaluation plantation in the southwestern Oregon Cascades. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 154–162.
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Kegley A., Kearns H.S., and Jacobi W.R. 2004. Assessing rust resistance in limber pine seedlings: a test under way. Nutcracker Notes. Issue 7: 10.
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Kegley A., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Variation in blister rust resistance among 226 Pinus monticola and 217 P. lambertiana seedling families in the Pacific Northwest. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 209–226.
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Kegley A., Sniezko R.A., Danchok B., Danielson J., and Long S. 2004. Influence of inoculum source and density on white pine blister rust infection of whitebark pine: early results. In Proceedings of the 51st Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2003 August 18-22. Grants Pass, OR. Edited by Geils B.W. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Flagstaff, AZ. pp. 73–78.
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Kegley A., Sniezko R.A., Danchok B., Danielson J., and Long S. 2004. Influence of inoculum source and density on White pine blister rust infection on whitebark pine: early results. Poster Presentation. In 51st Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2003 August 18-22. Grants Pass, OR.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., and Dupper G.E. 2004. Virulence gene distribution and dynamics of the white pine blister rust pathogen in western North America. Phytopathology. 94 (7): 751–758.
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McDonald G.I., Zambino P., and Sniezko R.A. 2004. Breeding rust-resistant five-needle pines in the western United States: lessons from the past and a look to the future. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 28–50.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., and Kegley A. 2004. Variation in Cronartium ribicola field resistance among Pinus monticola and 12 P. lambertiana families: early results from Happy Camp. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 203–208.
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Sniezko R.A., Kinloch B.B., Jr., Bower A., Danchok B., Linn J., and Kegley A. 2004. Field resistance to Cronartium ribicola in full-sib families of Pinus monticola in Oregon. In Breeding and genetic resources of five-needle pines: growth, adaptability, and pest resistance; 2001 July 23-27; Medford, OR, USA. Edited by Sniezko R.A., Samman S., Schlarbaum S.E., and Kriebel H.B. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO. pp. 243–249.
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Sniezko R.A., Tomback D.F., Rochefort R.M., Goheen E.M., Hunt R., Beatty J., Murray M., and Betlejewski F. 2004. Exotic pathogens, resistant seed and restoration of forest tree species in western North America. In Proceedings of the Second Conference on Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology. pp. 21–26.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., and Dupper G.E. 2003. Origin and distribution of Cr2, a gene for resistance to white pine blister rust in natural populations of western white pine. Phytopathology. 93 (6): 691–694.
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Sniezko R.A. 2003. Some considerations for using major gene resistance to Cronartium ribicola in Pinus monticola in Oregon and Washington. In Proceedings of the 50th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2002 October 7-11. Powell River, BC, Canada. Edited by Stone J., and Maffei H. pp. 54–55.
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Sniezko R.A., and Kegley A. 2003. Blister rust resistance experiences in Oregon and Washington: evolving perspectives. In Proceedings of the 50th Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2002 October 7-11. Powell River, BC, Canada. Edited by Stone J., and Maffei H. pp. 111–117.
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Sniezko R.A., and Kegley A. 2003. Blister rust resistance of five-needle pines in Oregon and Washington. In Proceedings of the Second IUFRO Rusts of Forest Trees Working Party Conference, 19 - 23 Aug., 2002, Yangling, China. Forest Research. 16 (Suppl.): 1–228. p. 101-112.
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Sniezko R.A., Kegley A., and Danielson J. 2003. Operational breeding program to develop white pine blister rust resistance for five-needle pines in Oregon and Washington: current status. Poster Presentation. In 2002 North American Forest Biology Workshop. Pullman, Washington. p. 39.
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Goheen E.M., Goheen D.G., Marshall K., Danchok B., Petrick J.A., and White D.E. 2002. The status of whitebark pine along the Pacific Crest Trail on the Umpqua National Forest. Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, Oregon. 21 p.
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Sniezko R.A., Kinloch B.B., Jr., and Dupper G.E. 2001. Geographic Distribution of 'Champion Mine' Strain of White Pine Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola) in the Pacific Northwest. Poster Presentation. Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) Workshop, Las Vegas, NV.
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Riley L., and Danielson J. 2000. Nursery regimes for disease resistance screening in North American conifers: I. Blister Rust (Cronartium ribicola) in western white pine (Pinus monticola) and sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Poster Presentation. Western Forest and Conservation Nursery Association, Kailua-Kona, HI.
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Sniezko R.A. 2000. Options for using major gene resistance to Cronartium ribicola in Pinus monticola in Oregon and Washington. Poster Presentation. Symposium on Durable Disease Resistance: Key to Sustainable Agriculture. Wageningen, The Netherlands. (2000).
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Sniezko R.A., and Bower A. 2000. Some recent highlights from a white pine blister rust resistance program for western white pine and sugar pine. Oral Presentation. In Proceedings of the Forty-Eighth Annual Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2000 August 14 - 18. Waikoloa, Hawaii. Edited by Angwin P. pp. 145–146.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., and Danielson J. 2000. A comparison of early field results of white pine blister rust resistance of sugar pine and western white pine. HortTechnology. 10 (3): 519–522.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., Goheen E.M., and Langhoff J. 2000. White pine blister rust infection and mortality in sugar pine: results through age 15. Poster Presentation. In Proceedings of the Forty-Eighth Annual Western International Forest Disease Work Conference. 2000 August 14 - 18. Waikoloa, Hawaii. Edited by Angwin P. pp. 175–177.
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Kinloch B.B., Jr., Sniezko R.A., Barnes G.D., and Greathouse T. 1999. A major gene for resistance to white pine blister rust in western white pine from the Western Cascade Range. Phytopathology. 89 (10): 861–867.
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Sniezko R.A. 1999. Blister rust resistance for Oregon & Washington (USDA Forest Service). The Genetic Forest. No. 6: 4, 7.
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Sniezko R.A., Bower A., Kinloch B.B., Jr., Danchok B., and Linn J. 1999. Field performance of selected full-sib families of western white pine for resistance to white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola) after 25 years. Poster Presentation. 1999 Western Forest Genetics Association Meeting, Flagstaff, AZ.

Sniezko R.A. 1996. Developing resistance to white pine blister rust in sugar pine in Oregon. In Proceedings of a Symposium presented by the California Sugar Pine Management Committee: Sugar pine: status, values and roles in ecosystems. Edited by Kinloch B.B., Jr., Marosy M., and Huddleston M.E. University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Davis, CA. pp. 171–178.
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Sniezko R.A., Koester H., and Danielson J. 1996. Genetic variation in blister rust resistance of sugar pine families at six sites in southern Oregon: 10-year results. Poster Presentation. 1996 Western Forest Genetics Association Meeting, Newport, OR.

Sniezko R.A., Linn J., Beatty J., and Martinson S. 1994. Results of a whitebark pine informational survey from the National Forests of the Pacific Northwest Region. Nutcracker Notes. 4: 3–5.
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Hoff R.J. 1992. How to recognize blister rust Infection on whitebark pine. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT. 8 p.
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McDonald G.I., Hansen E., Osterhaus C.A., and Samman S. 1984. Initial characterization of a new strain of Cronartium ribicola from the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Plant Disease. 68 (9): 800–804.
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