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[[Image: SOD_Marin_1995.jpg|300px|thumb|left|Sudden Oak Death in Marin County. Image: [http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/wp-content/uploads/sod_imports/images/Marin_1995_cropped.jpg]]]
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[[Image: SOD_Marin_1995.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Sudden Oak Death in Marin County. Image: [http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/wp-content/uploads/sod_imports/images/Marin_1995_cropped.jpg]]]
Sudden Oak Death (SOD) is a tree disease caused by the plant pathogen (''Phytophthora ramorum''). In addition to SOD, ''Phytophthora ramorum'' also causes Ramorum Blight. ''Phytophthora ramorum'' was first documented in Central California in the mid-1990s, and has since caused severe mortality of several oak tree species and most notably tanbark oak (''Notholithocarpus densiflorus''). In 2014, ''Phytophthora ramorum'' was estimated to extend from Santa Barbara in California to Curry County in Oregon <ref>Citation needed</ref>. The disease has been found worldwide. It is speculated that the disease spread world-wide via the nursery industry. Currently, restrictions exist on the movement of nursery plants, firewood, and soil to minimize the spread of the disease.   
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This page discusses sudden oak death (SOD), a tree disease caused by the plant pathogen (''Phytophthora ramorum'').  
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In addition to SOD, ''Phytophthora ramorum'' also causes Ramorum Blight. ''Phytophthora ramorum'' was first documented in Central California in the mid-1990s, and has since caused severe mortality of several oak tree species and most notably tanbark oak (''Notholithocarpus densiflorus''). In 2014, ''Phytophthora ramorum'' was estimated to extend from Santa Barbara in California to Curry County in Oregon <ref>Citation needed</ref>. The disease has been found worldwide. It is speculated that the disease spread world-wide via the nursery industry. Currently, restrictions exist on the movement of nursery plants, firewood, and soil to minimize the spread of the disease.   
  
 
The disease was named in the mid-1990s when oak and tanbark oak trees suddenly and simultaneously exhibited signs of distress and subsequently died <ref> [http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/downloads/Eukaryotic%20Cell-2012-Garbelotto-1313-23.pdf Garbelotto M. and Hayden KJ. 2012. Sudden Oak Death: Interactions of the Exotic Oomycete Phytophthora ramorum with Naïve North American Hosts. Eukaryotic Cell: 11(11):1313.]  
 
The disease was named in the mid-1990s when oak and tanbark oak trees suddenly and simultaneously exhibited signs of distress and subsequently died <ref> [http://nature.berkeley.edu/garbelotto/downloads/Eukaryotic%20Cell-2012-Garbelotto-1313-23.pdf Garbelotto M. and Hayden KJ. 2012. Sudden Oak Death: Interactions of the Exotic Oomycete Phytophthora ramorum with Naïve North American Hosts. Eukaryotic Cell: 11(11):1313.]  
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''Phytophthora ramorum'' thrives in cool, wet climates <ref> [http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/ California Oak Mortality Task Force] </ref>. ''Phytophthora ramorum'' is a water-borne pathogen that disperses via fog, wind, water droplets, streams and splashing.
 
''Phytophthora ramorum'' thrives in cool, wet climates <ref> [http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/ California Oak Mortality Task Force] </ref>. ''Phytophthora ramorum'' is a water-borne pathogen that disperses via fog, wind, water droplets, streams and splashing.
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== Background ==
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== Symptoms ==
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== Known ''Phytophthora ramorum'' Hosts ==
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== Prevalence in Central California ==
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== Impacts ==
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=== Ecology ===
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=== Commerce ===
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=== Humans === 
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==Management==
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==Distribution and efficacy of remediation==
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==Laws==
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==Current research==
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==Future research==
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==References==
 
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Revision as of 22:40, 29 March 2017

Sudden Oak Death in Marin County. Image: [1]

This page discusses sudden oak death (SOD), a tree disease caused by the plant pathogen (Phytophthora ramorum).

In addition to SOD, Phytophthora ramorum also causes Ramorum Blight. Phytophthora ramorum was first documented in Central California in the mid-1990s, and has since caused severe mortality of several oak tree species and most notably tanbark oak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus). In 2014, Phytophthora ramorum was estimated to extend from Santa Barbara in California to Curry County in Oregon [1]. The disease has been found worldwide. It is speculated that the disease spread world-wide via the nursery industry. Currently, restrictions exist on the movement of nursery plants, firewood, and soil to minimize the spread of the disease.

The disease was named in the mid-1990s when oak and tanbark oak trees suddenly and simultaneously exhibited signs of distress and subsequently died [2]. The severe die-back of the species gained public and political attention, and subsequently the California Oak Mortality Task Force was formed to identify the cause of the oak deaths. Today the California Oak Mortality Task Force coordinates research, monitoring, management and education of SOD.

Phytophthora ramorum affects many plant species. Phytophthora ramorum can infect and cause mortality in the following species: coast live oak, California black oak, Shreve oak, and canyon live oak, as well as tanoak trees. Phytophthora ramorum can causes twig and foliar diseases in species such as California Bay laurel, Douglas-fir, and coast redwood. These species are often hosts of pathogen, primarily responsible for the pathogen's dispersal, but themselves do not die from the disease. Implications of SOD spread include loss of habitat, loss of food sources for wildlife, increase in exposed soils, and changes in the frequency and intensity of wildfires.

Phytophthora ramorum thrives in cool, wet climates [3]. Phytophthora ramorum is a water-borne pathogen that disperses via fog, wind, water droplets, streams and splashing.

Background

Symptoms

Known Phytophthora ramorum Hosts

Prevalence in Central California

Impacts

Ecology

Commerce

Humans

Management

Distribution and efficacy of remediation

Laws

Current research

Future research

References

  1. Citation needed
  2. Garbelotto M. and Hayden KJ. 2012. Sudden Oak Death: Interactions of the Exotic Oomycete Phytophthora ramorum with Naïve North American Hosts. Eukaryotic Cell: 11(11):1313.
  3. California Oak Mortality Task Force

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