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I. M. Meadows and colleagues describe the effects of fuel reduction treatments on survival of Phytophthora species in an Appalachian hardwood forest in the July issue of Plant Disease. Neither mechanical thinning of brush and trees nor prescribed burning reduced survival of P. cinnamomi, the predominant species, over five years of the study. The authors also discuss methods to optimize recovery of Phytophthora in forest soils.
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