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Filtering by: Subject Port Orford cedar -- Roots -- Growth Committee Member Hansen, Everett M.

Developing techniques for evaluating the susceptibility of root-disease resistant Port-Orford-Cedar to foliar and stem canker diseases.

Creator:

Martin, Danielle K. H.

Abstract:

Since around 1923 Port-Orford-cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl.) has been affected by Phytophthora root disease caused by the virulent introduced pathogen Phytophthora lateralis. A systematic resistance testing and breeding program located at the USDA Forest Service Dorena Genetic Resource Center in Cottage Grove, Oregon was initiated in 1997 with...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Road networks, timber harvest, and the spread of Phytophthora root rot infestations of Port-Orford-cedar in southwest Oregon

Creator:

Clark, William C.

Abstract:

Phytophthora lateralis is the causal agent of cedar root rot, a fatal forest pathogen whose principal host is Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port-Orford-cedar), a predominantly riparian-restricted endemic tree species of ecological, economical, and cultural importance to coastal Oregon and California. Local scale distribution of P. lateralis is thought to be associated with...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis