Phytophthora citricola

Phytophthora citricola is a plant pathogen. It was first described by Kaneyoshi (Kenkichi) Sawada in 1927 when it was isolated from orange trees in present-day Taiwan. It has since been found causing disease on a wide variety of plants.

Phytophthora citricola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Oomycota
Order: Peronosporales
Family: Peronosporaceae
Genus: Phytophthora
Species:
P. citricola
Binomial name
Phytophthora citricola
Sawada, (1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phytophthora cactorum var. applanata Chester, (1932)

See also

References

  1. Sawada, K. 1927. Descriptive catalogue of the Formosan fungi III. Report of the Department of Agriculture Government Research Institute of Formosa. 27:1-62
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