Tracking & Controlling California's Woodland Plague: Sudden Oak Death
[captions available] California's oaks have been succumbing to a disease commonly known as Sudden Oak Death or SOD on a catastrophic scale, from Baja California north into Oregon and beyond. The JGI generated the organism’s DNA code in 2006, providing the essential framework for understanding how these plant pathogens cause disease and suggest what could be done to control them. With the genome sequence in hand, University of California researchers led the charge to develop rapid diagnoses for SOD. The JGI recently reconnected with Matteo Garbelotto and Douglas Schmidt to reflect on what they've learned and where the research has taken them.
"The Oak and the Laurel" used with permission from Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum.