Phytophthora Articles & Analysis
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Longer periods of waterlogging can cause wilting, which may prompt the irrigator to apply even more water, starting a vicious cycle of over-irrigation. Root diseases such as phytophthora are also promoted by too much water in the root zone. Last but not least, over-irrigation is costly because it increases pumping cost, pushes water beyond the root zone where it is lost for the ...
ByFarm(x)
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. ...
ByMagGrow
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. ...
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). ...