The significant problems caused by soilborne pathogens in crop production worldwide
include reduced crop performance, decreased yield, and higher production costs. In many …

Oomycetes form a deep lineage of eukaryotic organisms that includes a large number of
plant pathogens which threaten natural and managed ecosystems. We undertook a survey …

This paper is the fourth contribution in the Genera of Phytopathogenic Fungi (GOPHY)
series. The series provides morphological descriptions and information about the pathology …

An analysis of incidence of Phytophthora spp. in 732 European nurseries producing forest
transplants, larger specimen trees, landscape plants and ornamentals, plus 2525 areas in …

The considerable economic and social impact of the oomycete genus Phytophthora is well
known. In response to evidence that all downy mildews (DMs) reside phylogenetically within …

Most members of the oomycete genus Phytophthora are primary plant pathogens. Both soil-
and airborne Phytophthora species are able to survive adverse environmental conditions …

During 25 surveys of global Phytophthora diversity, conducted between 1998 and 2020, 43
new species were detected in natural ecosystems and, occasionally, in nurseries and …

During large-scale surveys for soilborne Phytophthora species in forests and semi-natural
stands and nurseries in Europe during the last decade, homothallic Phytophthora isolates …

Phytophthora nicotianae was first isolated from tobacco at the end of the 19th century. This
organism is now considered as one of the most devastating oomycete plant pathogens, with …

Xylella fastidiosa (Xf) is a vascular plant pathogen native to the Americas. In 2013, it was first
reported in Europe, implicated in a massive die-off of olive trees in Apulia, Italy. This finding …