Clemson University TigerPrints All Theses Theses 5-2013 Evaluation of wetland plants for susceptibility to species of Phytophthora present in runoff water at ornamental plant nurseries Garrett Ridge Clemson University,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses Part of the Plant Pathology Commons Recommended Citation Ridge, Garrett, "Evaluation of wetland plants for susceptibility to species of Phytophthora present in runoff aw ter at ornamental plant nurseries" (2013). All Theses. 1671. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/1671 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses at TigerPrints. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. EVALUATION OF WETLAND PLANTS FOR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SPECIES OF PHYTOPHTHORA PRESENT IN RUNOFF WATER AT ORNAMENTAL PLANT NURSERIES A Thesis Presented to the Graduate School of Clemson University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science Plant and Environmental Sciences by Garrett A. Ridge May 2013 Accepted by: Dr. Sarah A. White, Committee Chair Dr. Steven N. Jeffers Dr. Christina E. Wells Dr. William C. Bridges, Jr. ABSTRACT Competition between agricultural producers and urban communities for high quality water is increasing; therefore, growers need to adopt water conservation and reuse practices to ensure an adequate supply of irrigation water. One concern with recycled irrigation water is the potential to recirculate propagules of oomycete pathogens. Constructed wetlands are a biologically-based treatment option for nutrient and chemical remediation that potentially also could filter pathogen propagules.