They found that Phytophthora zoospores produce, release, and use signal molecules to coordinate their behaviors, including plant infections. Some of these signal molecules are shared with invasive ...

Wenbo Ma and colleagues show that two effectors from the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora sojae suppress RNA silencing in plants by inhibiting the biogenesis of small RNAs. These findings show ...

Phytophthora attacks the leaves and roots of more than 400 plants and tree varieties -- everything from tomato plants to oak trees -- threatening the Florida's $15 billion-a-year ornamental ...

Dr. Z. Gloria Abad and colleagues shared an innovative online tool, called “IDphy,” in the journal Plant Disease for the correct and timely identification of Phytophthora species.

Phytophthora cinnamomi grows in certain conditions right across Australia in areas with more than 400mm average rainfall. ... "It sends out little spoors, called zoospores, ...

Because you mentioned oozing sap and missing bark, I am leaning toward the cause of the damage to be Phytophthora gummosis. Oozing sap and sloughing bark are typically signs of this fungal disease.

Pythium and Phytophthora There is a broad range of Pythium species, meaning the disease can be active at soil temperatures ranging from 32°F to 85°F. Pythium can infect within 1.5 hours of ...

Invasive species experts have labelled the water mould Phytophthora the worst plant disease in Australia and it has now forced the closure of a popular mountain trail in the south-east Queensland ...