Phytophthora ramorum - Impact on the South West & Beyond

Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) is a fungus-like pathogen causing extensive damage and mortality to trees and other plants. It has infected and killed large numbers of Japanese larch trees in the South West and other parts of the UK, but also affects other trees and plants such as rhododendron, viburnum and camellia.

This workshop brought together researchers and stakeholder organisations to give an overview of the impact so far of P. ramorum on the South West (and beyond) and its predicted spread based on computer modelling. Participants discussed the status of research into intervention and prevention of outbreaks and potential consequences, as well as potential research opportunities in addressing P. ramorum in the UK.

The workshop was funded by a Bridging the Gaps development fund award to Murray Grant, Trevor Bailey and Michael Winter, and by the British Society for Plant Pathology. It was organised by Murray Grant, Michael Winter, Trevor Bailey, Chris Thornton, David Studholme, Murray Grant, Steve Hughes and Helen Butler.

Speakers:

• Murray Grant (University of Exeter): Welcome
• Sir Harry Studholme: Introduction
• Ben Jones (Forestry Commission): Phytophthora ramorum - An update from the field - download presentation
• John Wilding (Clinton Devon Estates):Living with Phytophthora ramorum - Clinton Devon Estates’ Experience - download presentation
• Ann Payne (FERA): P. ramorum and P. kernoviae in the South-West - download presentation
• David Cooke (James Hutton Institute): Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae – risks to heathland in Scotland - download presentation
• Lisa Quinn (Agri-food and Bioscience Institute, Ireland): Phytophthora ramorum in Northern Ireland - download presentation
• Joan Webber (Forest Research): Phytophthora ramorum - research on tree hosts
• Clive Potter (Imperial College London):Governing tree disease epidemics –some policy and management lessons from the Phytophthora ramorum outbreak - download presentation
• Nik Cunnniffe (University of Cambridge):Modelling spread of Phytophthora ramorum in the UK- download presentation
• Rick Mumford (FERA): Phytophthora research at the Food & Environment Research Agency- download presentation 
• Clive Brasier (Forest Research): Phytophthora ramorum research - implications for forest health
• Ros Smith (Duchy College): Heritage Plant Conservation through Micropropagation - download presentation
• Alexandra Schlenzig (Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture): Genotyping of Phytophthora ramorum in Scotland - download presentation
• David Studholme (University of Exeter): Insights from the genome sequences of European Phytophthora ramorum - download presentation

Please note that some presentations are only available to download by University of Exeter staff