Composting is an effective treatment option for sanitization of Phytophthora ramorum-infected plant material

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 815-827

  Swain, S ^a   Harnik, T ^a   Mejia Chang, M ^a   Hayden, K ^a   Bakx, W ^b   Creque, J ^c   Garbelotto, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sonoma Compost   (United States)

^c McEvoy Ranch   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic pathogen; Heat treatment; Molecular detection; Oomycete; Plant substrates; Quantitative PCR; Sanitation; Sudden oak death

Indexed keywords

COMPOSTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EXOTIC PATHOGEN; MOLECULAR DETECTION; OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PLANT MATERIAL; PLANT PATHOGEN; PLANT SUBSTRATE; QUANTITATIVE PCR; SANITIZATION; SUDDEN OAK DEATH;

PATHOGENS;

AGAR;

BACTERIAL DISEASE; COMPOSTING; DISEASE TREATMENT; GROWTH RATE; HEATING; PLANT; SURVIVAL; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMPOSTING; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; OAK; PHYTOPHTHORA; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT FUNGUS INTERACTION; PLATING MEDIUM; SPOROGENESIS; SURVIVAL RATE; UMBELLULARIA;

LAURUS NOBILIS; PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM; PYRUS COMMUNIS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; UMBELLULARIA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 33748686584     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03008.x     Document Type: Article

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