Sudden oak death, Port-Orford-cedar root disease and other
deadly tree diseases caused by Phytophthora species (pronounced
fy-TOF-ther-uhs) are threatening forest ecosystems worldwide. These
microorganisms, which are related to algae and diatoms, spend part of
their life cycle in soil or water but once they infect trees, they can
kill them. A new web site, developed jointly by the USDA Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Research Station and Oregon State University, hopes to
put knowledge and resources in the hands of scientists and land
managers as they look for ways to fight these deadly diseases.
website: www.forestphytophthoras.org/
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