Phytopythium and Pythium Species (Oomycota) Isolated from Freshwater Environments of Korea [PDF]
Oomycetes are widely distributed in various environments, including desert and polar regions. Depending upon different habits and hosts, they have evolved with both saprophytic and pathogenic nutritional modes.
Bora Nam, Young-Joon Choi
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid diagnosis soybean damping-off disease caused by Globisporangium intermedium [PDF]
Damping-off has caused huge losses in soybean production areas of China. Based on multi-locus phylogenetic analysis and Koch’s Postulates, the causal agent of soybean damping-off was identified as Globisporangium intermedium.
Xiangrong Zheng +11 more
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First report of Phytopythium vexans causing the “Avocado sadness” in Michoacan, Mexico [PDF]
Mexico is the main producer, consumer and exporter of avocado in the world, being Michoacan the main producer state contributing more than 80% of the national production. There are phytopathogens that decimate the production causing the death of the tree.
Hernández Pérez A +5 more
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Impact of Winter Cover Crop Usage in Soilborne Disease Suppressiveness in Woody Ornamental Production System [PDF]
Diseases caused by soilborne pathogens are a major limitation to field grown nursery production. The application of cover crops for soilborne disease management has not been widely investigated in a woody ornamental nursery production system.
Milan Panth +4 more
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Isolation, Identification, and Control of Pathogenic Endophytic Fungi in Nymphaea candida Presl Tissue Culture [PDF]
Nymphaea candida Presl is a rare hardy water lily at risk of extinction and has been included on the ‘Red List’ of threatened species of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. To protect germplasm resources and propagate N.
Yuwei Xing +4 more
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Phytopythium chamaehyphon causing corm and root rot of uncultivated taro (Colocasia esculenta)
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a food crop cultivated in tropical areas of the world. However, when uncultivated, taro is considered an invasive plant species due to its ability to colonize aquatic and semi-aquatic areas and replace native plants. Disease
David Galo +4 more
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First Report of Damping‐off Caused by Phytopythium helicoides on Cabbage
New Disease Reports, Volume 53, Issue 1, January/March 2026.
Misa Matsumura, Motoaki Tojo
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Soil, rhizosphere, and root microbiome in kiwifruit vine decline, an emerging multifactorial disease [PDF]
Kiwifruit vine decline syndrome (KVDS) is characterized by severe root system impairment, which leads to irreversible wilting of the canopy. Plants usually collapse rapidly from the appearance of the first aboveground symptoms, without recovery even in ...
Micol Guaschino +8 more
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occurrence of Phytopythium vexans Causing Stem Rot on Anthurium andraeanum in Korea
In 2017, wilting symptom was observed on seedlings of Anthurium andraeranum in Youngin, Korea. Brownish lesions with water soaking were developed on the stems and roots of the infected plants. The stems and leaves wilted and finally died.
Mi-Jeong Park +2 more
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Isolation and pathogenicity of Phytophthora species and Phytopythium vexans recovered from avocado orchards in the Canary Islands, including Phytophthora niederhauserii as a new pathogen of avocado [PDF]
Root rot, caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi, is the most important disease of avocado, but few studies have determined whether other Phytophthora or oomycete species are involved in crop decline.
Cristina RODRÍGUEZ-PADRÓN +3 more
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