Diversity of woody-host infecting Phytophthora species in public parks and botanic gardens as revealed by metabarcoding, and opportunities for mitigation through best practice

The diversity of Phytophthora species in soils collected from 14 highly disturbed sites in northern Britain, including botanic gardens, arboreta, public parks and other amenity woodland sites, was analysed using a molecular technique known as DNA metabarcoding. This technique enables the identifica...

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Main Authors: Sarah Green, Carolyn E. Riddell, Debbie Frederickson-Matika, April Armstrong, Matt Elliot, Jack Forster, Pete E. Hedley, Jenny Morris, Peter Thorpe, David E.L. Cooke, Paul M. Sharp, Leighton Pritchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2020-02-01
Series:Sibbaldia
Online Access:https://journals.rbge.org.uk/rbgesib/article/view/289