Phytophthora
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Phytophthora is a genus of plant-damaging oomycetes, whose member species cause economic losses on crops worldwide, as well as environmental damage in natural ecosystems. The cell wall of Phytophthora
Prei papiervlekkenziekte Phytophthora porri on Allium porrum
Rhododendron ponticum showing classic symptoms of Phytophthora kernoviae in the UK
Sudden oak death caused by Phytophthora ramorum
Phytophthora cinnamomi
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Phytophthora cinnamomi, also known as cinnamon fungus, is a soil-borne water mould that produces an infection which causes a condition in plants variously called "dieback", "root rot", or, "ink diseas
Phytophthora
…Phytophthora species are estimated to exist. Phytophthora spp. are mostly pathogens of dicotyledons, and many are relatively host-specific parasites. P. cinnamomi, though, infects thousands of species ranging from club mosses, ferns, cycads, conifers, grasses, lilies, to members of many dicotyledonous families…
A heath landscape in the Stirling Range, Western Australia, with a dieback-infested valley in the mid ground
Littleleaf disease in Pinus spp. The tree on the left shows no symptoms of infection while the tree on the right shows stunted leaf growth characteristic of Phytophthora cinnamomi infection.
Warning sign near Mount Dale, Western Australia advising to keep vehicles out of dieback affected areas to prevent the spread of this fungus.
A boot cleaning station in Lesueur National Park designed to limit the spread of dieback