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 Research & Outreach

Government Agencies

California:

California Oak Mortality Task Force

Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium

U.C. Berkeley: Monitoring SOD in California

U.C. Berkeley: Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory

U.C. Cooperative Extension: Marin County

U.C. Cooperative Extension: Sudden Oak Death Online Media Kit

U.C. Integrated Hardwood Range Management Program

California State Parks SOD News and Announcements

National Biological Information Infrastructure, CA Information Network

County Cooperative Extension Offices, University of California

Other States:

Oregon Department of Agriculture SOD Resources

U.S.:

USDA Forest Service SOD Pest Alerts

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Invasive Species and Pest Management, SOD

International:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization

United Kingdom Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

 
Professional Organizations

California:

Calflora Information Resources for Sudden Oak Death Research

California Oak Foundation

International:

Canadian Phytopathological Society

New Findings Reported at the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium, December 2002

California Oak Mortality Task Force

SACRAMENTO, CA, January, 2003 - It was reported at the Sudden Oak Death Science Symposium, December 17-18, 2003 in Monterey, that seven new plants in the United States and one in the United Kingdom (UK) have been found to be associated with Phytophthora ramorum. Regulatory agencies are still determining which newly identified plants and/or plant parts will be regulated. Some of the information announced at the Symposium was preliminary and tests must be repeated prior to publishing, but symptoms caused by P. ramorum were verified on the following species:

Plant Common Name State or
Country
Confirmed by
Quercus chrysolepis Canyon live oak CA Rizzo, UCD
Rhamnus purshiana Cascara OR Hansen, OSU
Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry OR Hansen, OSU
Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak OR Hansen, OSU
Trientalis latifolia Western starflower CA Huberli and Garbelotto - UCB
Pittosporum undulatum Victorian box CA Garbelotto and Huberli- UCB
Corylus cornuta California hazel CA Rizzo, UCD
Pieris (nursery stock)   England Reported by Hunter, DEFRA

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 Official Publications

SOD Distribution:

Animation: Confirmations of (Phytophthora ramorum) Sudden Oak Death in California 2000 - present
Maps of Confirmed SOD Distribution

UC Pest Management Guidelines (4/02): Sudden Oak Death In California

Utilization Implications for Hardwoods Susceptible to Sudden Oak Death

Pest Alert: US Department of Agriculture Forest Service State and Private Forestry, January 2002

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