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sudden oak death: see diseases of plants diseases of plants. Most plant diseases are caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses. Although the term disease is usually used only for the destruction of live plants, the action of dry rot and the rotting of harvested crops in storage or transport is similar ..... Click the link for more information. ; water mold water mold, common name for a group of multinucleated organisms that superficially resemble fungi but are now recognized as having an independent evolutionary lineage and are placed in the kingdom Protista . ..... Click the link for more information. . How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Although many trees have died over time from old age or encroaching development, the thousands that are surviving are doing relatively well and are not affected by sudden oak death syndrome like trees farther north in California, experts said. In addition, dispersal of the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora ramorum, causing sudden oak death in North America and Europe, is mediated by human activity as well as natural factors (31-33). Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has already killed tens of thousands of trees along the West Coast. |
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