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Webinar – The History of Oak Wilt Research in Texas with Gene Gehring
April 17, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
$20Did you ever wonder when oak wilt was discovered in Texas? Who first described oak wilt symptoms? How we know how fast it moves and where we got our sampling, testing, trenching and injection protocols? Millions of Texas oaks have been killed in the battle with oak wilt and the history of our current understanding of this epidemic is a true scientific detective story. This webinar will show you how science has been used to reveal the secrets of oak wilt and how the work of dedicated scientists and practitioners has led to our latest understanding of oak wilt disease identification and management techniques.