How do Phytophthora spp. de Bary kill trees?

Phytophthora spp. de Bary are being increasingly recognised as pathogens that cause tree death, without necessarily having any clear understanding of how this happens. Suggested mechanisms include: extensive fine-root necrosis especially on wet or drought prone sites, leading to reduced water uptak...

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Main Author: Davison, Elaine
Format: Journal Article
Published: Scion 2011
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Online Access:http://www.scionresearch.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/34858/NZJFS-41S2011S25-S37_DAVISON.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42696