Three new Phytophthora detection methods, including training dogs to sniff out the pathogen, prove reliable

Multiple species of Phytophthora have been identified in production facilities of plants used in reforestation and restoration projects. There’s a risk that infected plant stock will lead to Phytophthoraspecies establishing and spreading in habitats that, having never experienced their presence, may be highly susceptible to infection. Eradication of these pathogens, once introduced into wildlands, is impossible. Thus, monitoring nursery stock is key, but sampling large production lots is still prohibitively complex and expensive. Read More…