Tob. Sci., 1977, 21-28, p. 97-100, ISSN. 0082-4523
Detection and some observations of Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae in ponds used for irrigation of tobacco
Coastal Plain Station, Tifton, Georgia USA; Agricultural Research Service, US, Department of Agriculture, U.S. Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina USA; Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Cooperative Extension Service, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, Tifton, Georgia USA
Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae, the causal agent of black shank of tobacco, was isolated from pond water by using plants or leaves of tobacco. Isolates from pond water were virulent and capable of producing typical black shank symptoms on...