Identification of Quercus agrifolia (coast live oak) resistant to the invasive pathogen Phytophthora ramorum in native stands using Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 5; p. 521
• Main Authors: Conrad, Anna O, Rodriguez-Saona, Luis E, McPherson, Brice A, Wood, David L, Bonello, Pierluigi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 14.10.2014
• Subjects: coast live oak; Infrared Spectroscopy; Plant Science; Predictive Modeling; Resistance; sudden oak death; coast live oak; sudden oak death; predictive modeling; resistance; infrared spectroscopy

Over the last two decades coast live oak (CLO) dominance in many California coastal ecosystems has been threatened by the alien invasive pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of sudden oak death. In spite of high infection and mortality rates in some areas, the presence of apparently resis...