Phytophthora: a search for answers

摘要

As Defra tries to tackle the disease, a US scientist believes he has found the cause, reports Matthew Appleby. Phytophthora kernoviae and P. ramorum, better known as sudden oak death, have rumbled on as serious plant health problems for several yearsand are likely to drain more and more of Defra's slight resources in the future, if the department's latest consultation is anything to go by.