Effect of phosphonate treatments for sudden oak death on tanoaks in naturally infested forests

Matteo Garbelotto; Doug Schmidt

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Effect of phosphonate treatments for sudden oak death on tanoaks in naturally infested forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Matteo Garbelotto, Doug Schmidt

Year:

2013

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

In: Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M.; Alexander, J.M. tech. coords. Proceedings of the sudden oak death fifth science symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-243. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 120

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Abstract

Application of phosphonate compounds has been shown to be an effective preventive treatment for sudden oak death (SOD), caused by Phytophthora ramorum, in coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia Née) and tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus Manos, Cannon & S.H. Oh). To test the effectiveness of these treatments in a natural setting, paired 400 m2 sections of mixed evergreen/tanoak stands were randomly designated as either treatment or control plots, and topically treated with Agri-Fos® systemic fungicide. The experiment included 36 field plots in six California counties, including nearly 700 tanoak trees

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the sudden oak death fifth science symposium

Keywords

Sudden oak death, Phytophthora ramorum, invasive species, tanoak, Notholithocarpus densiflorus, coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, Japanese larch, Larix kaempferi

Citation

Garbelotto, Matteo; Schmidt, Doug. 2013. Effect of phosphonate treatments for sudden oak death on tanoaks in naturally infested forests. In: Frankel, S.J.; Kliejunas, J.T.; Palmieri, K.M.; Alexander, J.M. tech. coords. Proceedings of the sudden oak death fifth science symposium. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-243. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 120.