Long-term survival of Phytophthora cinnamomi in black gravel soils on mining leases in the jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) forest

西澳大利亚5750种植物中约有41%易受肉桂疫霉（Phytophthora cinnamomi）的感染，联邦政府认为肉桂疫霉是澳大利亚生物多样性的主要威胁。 该项目将提高我们对病原体如何在土壤和耐受植物物种中生存的理解。它将决定病原体如何能够作为休眠繁殖体长期存活，以及如何打破这种休眠。该项目将与澳大利亚各地的自然生态系统管理人员和园艺业有关，并将协助制定有效的方法来管理这种破坏生态的植物病原体。

Approximately 41% of the 5750 plant species in Western Australia are susceptible to Phytophthora cinnamomi a pathogen recognised as a key threatening process to Australia's biodiversity by the Federal Government. This project will enhance our understanding of how the pathogen survives in soil and tolerant plant species. It will determine how the pathogen is able to survive long-term as dormant propagules and how this dormancy can be broken. This project will be relevant to managers of natural ecosystems and to the horticultural industries throughout Australia and will assist in developing effective ways to manage this ecologically devastating plant pathogen.