Phosphite Injections and Bark Application of Phosphite + PentrabarkTM Control Sudden Oak Death in Coast Live Oak
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In each of seven fully controlled experiments, potted California, U.S. coast live oak trees were artificially inoculated with Phytophthora ramorum, the agent of a tree disease commonly referred to as sudden oak death. Phosphites were applied to trees using a range of application approaches either as preventive or therapeutic treatments. Soil drenches and bark application of phosphites were ineffective; foliar application of phosphites amended with surfactants were effective only at times and always caused phytotoxicity. On the other hand, injections of phosphites and bark applications of phosphites + the organosilicate surfactant PentrabarkTM (Agrichem, Medina, OH, U.S.) were consistently effective in suppressing bark colonization by this pathogen without causing phytotoxicity. This is the first study describing the use of a chemical treatment amended with an organosilicate surfactant for topical bark applications.
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