Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi

Taxobox
color = khaki
name = "Phytophthora rubi"
regnum = Chromista
phylum = Oomycota
classis = Oomycetes
subclassis = Incertae sedis
ordo = Pythiales
familia = Pythiaceae
genus = "Phytophthora"
species = "Phytophthora rubi"
binomial = "Phytophthora rubi"
binomial_authority = (W.F. Wilcox & J.M. Duncan) W.A.Man in 't Veld, (2007)

Phytophthora rubi is a plant pathogen causing root rot in red raspberry. Originally classified as a variant of P. fragariae it is now considered a distinct species (t Veld 2007). This organism is documented to occur in Europe and North America (Wilcox, Scott et al. 1993) as well as Chile (Wilcox and Latorre 2002) and other countries. It is best controlled through a combination of good management practices and use of resistant varieties.

External links

* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]

References

t Veld, W. (2007). "Gene flow analysis demonstrates that Phytophthora fragariae var. rubi constitutes a distinct species, Phytophthora rubi comb. nov." Mycologia 99(2): 222-226.

Wilcox, W. F. and B. A. Latorre (2002). "Identities and geographic distributions of Phytophthora spp. causing root rot of red raspberry in Chile." Plant Disease 86(12): 1357-1362.

Wilcox, W. F., P. H. Scott, et al. (1993). "Identity of a Phytophthora Species Attacking Raspberry in Europe and North-America." Mycological Research 97: 817-831.