Phytophthora iranica

species of fungus

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]

Phytophthora iranica
Scientific classification Edit this 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)

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

References

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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