Journal article
Potential susceptibility of Australian flora to a NA2 isolate of Phytophthora ramorum and pathogen sporulation potential
KB Ireland, D Hueberli, B Dell, IW Smith, DM Rizzo, GE St J Hardy
FOREST PATHOLOGY | WILEY | Published : 2012
Abstract
Phytophthora ramorum is an invasive plant pathogen and the cause of considerable and widespread damage in nurseries, gardens and natural woodland ecosystems of the USA and Europe. It is considered to be a significant plant disease as it could cause biodiversity loss and severe economic losses in plant industries in areas where it is not yet known to exist, such as Australasia. Foliar susceptibility and sporulation potential were tested using detached-leaf assays for 70 Australian native plant species sourced from established gardens and arboreta in California using a NA2 isolate of P. ramorum. Correa'Sister Dawn', Eucalyptus regnans, Isopogon cuneatus, I. formosus, Leptospermum scoparium, L...
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors thank Michael Jones, Laurana Snyder, the UC Davis Rizzo Lab for assistance with experiments, use of the laboratory and for providing such a wonderful working environment and support network while working overseas. We thank the UC Davis Arboretum, UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and the San Francisco Strybing Arboretum for supplying plant material. The authors acknowledge the support of the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program and the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.