Assessing Methods to Protect Susceptible Oak and Tanoak Stands from Sudden Oak Death

Abstract

Landowners and managers have been seeking ways to protect susceptible oak (Quercus) species and tanoak (Lithocarpus densiflorus) from sudden oak death (SOD) caused by Phytophthora ramorum. Because disease epidemiology differs between tanoaks and susceptible oaks, we are testing different control strategies appropriate for different forest types. The disease management studies described here test whether various management techniques will be effective when applied in the field at the stand scale.

Parent Publication

• Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Fourth Science Symposium

Citation

Swiecki, Tedmund J. ; Bernhardt, Elizabeth. 2010. Assessing methods to protect susceptible oak and tanoak stands from Sudden Oak Death. In: Frankel, Susan J.; Kliejunas, John T.; Palmieri, Katharine M. 2010. Proceedings of the Sudden Oak Death Fourth Science Symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-229. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. pp. 236-238