''Phytophthora iranica'' is a
plant pathogen that infects the
root
In vascular plants, the roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster. They are most often below the su ...
s of
Myrtle. It was discovered in a commercial nursery in
Sardinia, Italy
Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label= Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, afte ...
.
[ ISSN 0191-2917 http://www.apsnet.org/pd/PDFS/1993/PlantDisease77n10_1050.pdf]
References
External links
Index FungorumUSDA ARS Fungal Database
iranica
Water mould plant pathogens and diseases
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