Author | Evans, S. |
Year | 2004 |
Title | Conservation Corner (Jan 2004) |
Type | Column |
Source | Field Mycology Vol 5 (1): 31-33. |
Illustrations | Photographs of oozing cankers on Southern Red Oak, dieback on Rhododendron and Ramorum blight, and photomicrography. |
Review (by Malcolm Storey) | Phytophthora ramorum causes several serious plant diseases on different hosts: Sudden Oak Death, Rhododendron Dieback and Ramorum Blight. This paper presents an account of the status of the fungus and the diseases it causes. |
Notes & Purpose | Status | Taxon | English | Classification |
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For identification | Current | Phytophthora alni | Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder | Chromista: Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae |
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