Modelling the key drivers of an aerial Phytophthora foliar disease epidemic, from the needles to the whole plant.

Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases in a host population is a major challenge in forestry. Radiata pine plantations in New Zealand are impacted by a foliar disease, red needle cast (RNC), caused by Phytophthora pluvialis. This pathogen is dispersed by water splash with polycyclic i...

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Main Authors: Mireia Gomez-Gallego, Ralf Gommers, Martin Karl-Friedrich Bader, Nari Michelle Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216161