Phytophthora iranica

Phytophthora iranica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Clade:	Diaphoretickes
Clade:	SAR
Phylum:	Oomycota
Order:	Peronosporales
Family:	Peronosporaceae
Genus:	Phytophthora
Species:	P. iranica
Binomial name
	Phytophthora iranica; Caros. & Tucker, (1949)

Phytophthora iranica is a plant pathogen that infects the roots of the Myrtle plants. It was discovered in a commercial nursery in Sardinia, Italy.^[1]

The fungus causes a blight on the plant, effectively destroying it.

References

↑ Belisatio A., Magnano Di San Lio G., Pane A., Cacciola S. O. (1993). "Phytophthora iranica, a new root pathogen of myrtle from Italy". Plant Disease. 77 (10): 1050–1055. doi:10.1094/PD-77-1050.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ISSN 0191-2917 http://www.apsnet.org/pd/PDFS/1993/PlantDisease77n10_1050.pdf Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Belisatio A., Magnano Di San Lio G., Pane A., Cacciola S. O. (1993). "Phytophthora iranica, a new root pathogen of myrtle from Italy". Plant Disease. 77 (10): 1050–1055. doi:10.1094/PD-77-1050.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) ISSN 0191-2917 http://www.apsnet.org/pd/PDFS/1993/PlantDisease77n10_1050.pdf Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine

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