Phytophthora Articles & Analysis
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Standing water on paths etc can spread Phytophthora and Pythium. 6) Use quality fertilisers – using fertilizers is a great way of growing a strong plant. ...
Late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most important disease in potato production. ...
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In 1845, potato blight disease was prevalent in all potato growing regions in Ireland. Phytophthora infestans, a fungus, was responsible for the disease which ultimately caused the Irish Potato Famine resulting in a million Irish deaths. ...
In this study, propagules (spores, mycelium, cells) of eight plant pathogens including Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, Alternaria alternata, Chalara elegans, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Calonectria pauciramosa, Fusarium oxysporum, Phytophthora cinnamomi and Pythium aphanidermatum were exposed to chlorine (sodium hypochlorite), chlorine dioxide and ultraviolet ...
” Sustainable crop protection The DuRPh project involving the sustainable control of Phytophthora offers a good insight into how the sustainable control of pathogens and plagues can be organised for other crops, according to Boonekamp. ...
For the first time in six years of operation I have gone through 3 seasons without pythium/phytophthora attacks. The lettuce are of premium quality...The most dramatic result attributed to A100 occurred late August 95. ...
In addition, some types of fungi (e.g. Pithium, Fusarium and Phytophthora), which can also be present in these waters, can be harmful for the plants being cultivated. ...
Resistance to seedling diseases caused by Pythium spp. was reported in the soybean cultivar Archer and was described to be associated with the Rps1k gene for resistance to Phytophthora sojae. To characterize the inheritance of Pythium damping-off resistance in Archer and to determine if this resistance is linked to Rps1k, the cross of Archer x ‘Hutcheson’ (susceptible parent) was ...
The most notable and best-studied oomycete species is Phytophthora infestans, the Irish famine pathogen. P. infestans causes late blight, a devastating and reemerging disease of potatoes and tomatoes (4, 17, 18, 82, 90-92). ...