SOD Zoospores Emerging

Sudden Oak Death is a disease that has killed hundreds of thousands of trees in California and Oregon. It has infected large areas of live oak and tanoaks forests. This microscope footage shows the zoospores of Phytophthora ramorum, the causal agent of SOD, emerging from the sporangia. Under the right environmental conditions infectious zoospores are released [...]

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Sudden Oak Death

This program examines the disease Sudden Oak Death (SOD) which is attacking oaks and now other trees and plants in the San Francisco Bay Area. Program shows the symptoms of SOD on oaks, explains the cause of the disease, and outlines steps people can take to help slow its spread. Includes interviews with UC horticulturist Pavel [...]

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