Phytophthora

E196664
genus oomycete plant pathogen

Phytophthora is a genus of plant-pathogenic oomycetes known for causing devastating diseases such as late blight in potatoes and tomatoes.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Phytophthora canonical 1
Phytophthora agathidicida 1
Phytophthora cinnamomi 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
oomycete ⓘ
plant pathogen ⓘ
causesDisease late blight of potato ⓘ
late blight of tomato ⓘ
causesSymptom leaf blight ⓘ
root rot ⓘ
stem canker ⓘ
cellWallComponent cellulose-rich cell wall ⓘ
class Oomycetes ⓘ
controlMethods fungicide-like oomyceticides ⓘ
resistant cultivars ⓘ
sanitation and cultural practices ⓘ
describedAs water mould ⓘ
discoveredAsPathogen 19th century ⓘ
dispersalMode water-dispersed zoospores ⓘ
distinguishedFrom true fungi by phylogeny and cell wall composition ⓘ
economicImpact major crop losses worldwide ⓘ
environmentalPreference cool to moderate temperatures ⓘ
moist conditions ⓘ
family Peronosporaceae ⓘ
hostRange forest trees ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ
pepper ⓘ
potato ⓘ
soybean ⓘ
tomato ⓘ
infectionSite leaves ⓘ
roots ⓘ
stems ⓘ
isNot true fungus ⓘ
kingdom Chromista ⓘ
surface form: Stramenopila
lifestyle oomycete plant pathogen ⓘ
notableEventAssociation Irish potato famine (via Phytophthora infestans) ⓘ
notableSpecies Phytophthora capsici ⓘ
Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Phytophthora cinnamomi

Phytophthora infestans ⓘ
Phytophthora nicotianae ⓘ
Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Phytophthora ramorum

Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Phytophthora sojae
order Peronosporaceae ⓘ
surface form: Peronosporales
pathogenicTo plants ⓘ
phylum Peronosporaceae ⓘ
surface form: Oomycota
produces oospores ⓘ
sporangia ⓘ
zoospores ⓘ
reproduction sexual and asexual ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phytophthora infestans → genus → Phytophthora ⓘ
Phytophthora → notableSpecies → Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phytophthora sojae
Phytophthora → notableSpecies → Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phytophthora cinnamomi
Phytophthora → notableSpecies → Phytophthora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phytophthora ramorum
Agathis australis → threat → Phytophthora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phytophthora agathidicida