WSU Sudden Oak Death Program

Protecting our natural resources and helping industry respond through research, education, and monitoring.

Resources for Industry Professionals

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Nursery Professionals

Training Modules

• Virtual Oomycete Demonstration Nursey
• Vivero de Demostración Virtual Oomycete
• Managing and monitoring Phytophthora ramorum in Washington nurseries
  
• Control y Manejo de Phytophthora ramorum en Viveros
  

Management and Diagnostic Guides

• Recommended Industry Best Management Practices for the Prevention of Phytophthora ramorum Introduction or Establishment in Nursery Operations (Draft 3/07)
• Phytophthora ramorum: A Guide for Washington Nurseries
• Considerations for managing P. ramorum in Washington nurseries
• Recognizing P.ramorum-like symptoms
• Pictures of Symptomatic Rhododendrons

Christmas Tree Growers and Forest Managers

• A Christmas Tree Grower’s Guide to Phytophthora ramorum
• P. ramorum Guide for Forest Managers, Christmas Tree Growers, and Forest-Tree Nursery Operators
• Photo gallery of P. ramorum symptoms on conifers

Articles of Interest

• High Recovery Rate of Phytophthora from Containerized Nursery Stock Pots at a Retail Nursery Highlights Potential For Spreading Exotic Oomycetes
• Estimated Economic Losses Associated with the Destruction of Plants due to Phytophthora ramorum Quarantine Efforts in Washington State
• WSNLA Article on the WSU P. ramorum Program