PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Raj Utkhede AU - Bill Stephen AU - Stephen Wong TI - Control of <em>Phytophthora Lateralis</em> Root Rot of Lawson Cypress with Enterobacter Aerogenes AID - 10.48044/jauf.1997.022 DP - 1997 Jul 01 TA - Arboriculture &amp; Urban Forestry (AUF) PG - 144--146 VI - 23 IP - 4 4099 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/23/4/144.short 4100 - http://auf.isa-arbor.com/content/23/4/144.full SO - JOA1997 Jul 01; 23 AB - The biological agent strain B8 of Enterobacter aerogenes, applied in June Of 1992,1993,1994, and 1995 as a soil drench at 6.7 × 109 colony forming units per tree, was evaluated for control of Phytophthora lateralis root rot of Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) trees. The test was conducted under field conditions in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, on naturally infected Lawson cypress trees. Based on four years of observations, strain B8 of E. aerogenes controlled the disease and increased the growth of trees. This study showed the potential of strain B8 of E. aerogenes for biological control of root rot of Lawson cypress trees.