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BIOLOGY > BOTANY > PHYTOPATHOLOGY > SUDDEN OAK DEATH

Preferred term

SUDDEN OAK DEATH  

Definition

  • THE COMMON NAME OF THE FUNGUS-LIKE PATHOGEN PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM. SINCE 2009 IT HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND MORTALITY TO TREES AND OTHER PLANTS IN PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • PHYTOPHTHORA RAMORUM

History note

  • TERM CREATED DECEMBER 2012

Definition source

  • FORESTRY COMMISSION

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/42af2ad2-658b-4e5b-87e9-d088e4e43fcc

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