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Plant pathology

Sudden larch death

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An aggressive and unpredictable fungal pathogen is devastating larch plantations in Britain. Its remarkably broad host range, and the possibility of further geographical spread, give heightened cause for concern.

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Figure 1: Consequences of infection with Phytophthora ramorum.

C. BRASIER, FOREST RES.; B. WYLDER, FORESTRY COMM.

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  1. Clive Brasier and Joan Webber are at Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4LH, UK. clive.brasier@forestry.gsi.gov.uk,

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Brasier, C., Webber, J. Sudden larch death. Nature 466, 824–825 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/466824a

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