CORESTA Congress, Edinburgh, 2010, AP 20
Distribution of race and mating type of the tobacco black shank pathogen, Phytophthora nicotianae, in Virginia in 2006-2009.
Virginia Tech, Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Blackstone, VA, USA
Black shank, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae, is a significant problem in tobacco-growing regions throughout the world, including Virginia. A total of 217 isolates of P. nicotianae were collected from stem pith samples from flue-cured, Burley, and...