Sudden Oak Death
Audio Report
on May 11, 2009 by 
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As California continues to respond to an outbreak of swine flu — plant biologists are dealing with a deadly epidemic of a different kind. Sudden Oak Death is devastating oak forests along the coast, killing trees that are key to the ecology of the coastal hills. Researchers have found a way to inoculate individual trees from the disease, but are struggling in their search to find a more sweeping answer to the threat.
Tags: death, disease, fungus, kqed, oak, QUEST, treesAdditional Links
- Reporter's Notes: Sudden Oak Death
- California Oak Mortality Task Force
- Updates on Sudden Oak Death Research
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