Exposition of cork oak roots to cryptogein reduced the Infection by Phytophtora...

• Author(s): Maia, I. ; Medeira, C. ; Candeias, I. ; Moreira, A. C. ; Melo, Eduardo P. ; Cravador, A.
• Date: 2009
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1168
• Origin: Sapientia - Universidade do Algarve
• Subject(s): Phytophthora cinnamomi; Cryptogein; Quercus suber (L.); Cytology
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

The oomycete P. cinnamomi has been described as strong contributing factor to the decline of cork oak and holm oak stands occurring in the Iberian Peninsula. There are no eradication methods available against this pathogen.