Susceptibility of Oregon Forest Trees and Shrubs to Phytophthora ramorum : A Comparison of Artificial Inoculation and Natural Infection

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 89; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
• Main Authors: Hansen, E. M., Parke, J. L., Sutton, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: St. Paul, MN American Phytopathological Society 01.01.2005
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; disease resistance; Ericaceae; Fagaceae; forest trees; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungal diseases of plants; Fungal plant pathogens; host range; Oregon; Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection; Phytophthora; Phytophthora ramorum; plant pathogenic fungi; Rhododendron; Salmonidae; shrubs; Oregon; United States; North America; America; USA, Oregon; USA, California; Fungi; Plant pathology; Plant; Sensitivity; Microbiology; Plant pathogen; Phycomycetes; Phytophthora; Thallophyta

Phytophthora ramorum is an invasive pathogen in some mixed-hardwood forests in California and southwestern Oregon, where it causes sudden oak death (SOD) on some members of Fagaceae, ramorum shoot dieback on some members of Ericaceae and conifers, and ramorum leaf blight on diverse hosts. We compare...