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Phytophthora

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Noun1.Phytophthora - destructive parasitic fungi causing brown rot in plants
genus Phytophthora
fungus genus - includes lichen genera
family Pythiaceae, Pythiaceae - fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores
Phytophthora citrophthora - causes brown rot gummosis in citrus fruits
Phytophthora infestans - fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes
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To control late blight and buck eye rot in tomato, phytophthora rot in onion and bacterial wilt/phytophthora fruit rot in brinjal, spray of Equation-pro (1 ml/l) or Acrobat (2 g/l) has been advised.
ICAR issues advisories for horticultural crops in flood-affected ... by Asian News International
The breakthrough could finally halt the spread of phytophthora infestans, more commonly known as "late blight", by leading to new ways of fighting it, including breeding more resistant varieties of vegetables.
Spud they like... HOW THE HUMBLE IRISH POTATO IS FIGHTING FAMINE IN ... by The Mirror (London, England)
A wide-ranging pathogen, Phytophthora infestans by name, killed our plants.
Factors were right for blight by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
 
 
 
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