Phytophthora nicotianae

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Phytophthora nicotianae is a destructive oomycete plant pathogen best known for causing black shank and root rot diseases in crops such as tobacco and many ornamentals.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oomycete
plant pathogen
affects ornamental plant production
tobacco production
causes black shank of tobacco
root rot in ornamentals
root rot in tobacco
causesSymptom plant death
plant wilting
root necrosis
stem lesions
controlDifficulty difficult to manage in infested fields
discoveredIn tobacco fields
diseaseName black shank
root rot
environmentalPreference warm conditions
wet soils
family Peronosporaceae NERFINISHED
genus Phytophthora NERFINISHED
habitat agricultural soils
irrigation water
host Nicotiana tabacum
citrus (Citrus spp.)
ornamental plants
pepper (Capsicum spp.)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
kingdom Stramenopila NERFINISHED
management crop rotation
fungicide applications
improved drainage
resistant cultivars
pathogenicOn roots
stems
reproduction asexual reproduction by sporangia
asexual reproduction by zoospores
sexual reproduction by oospores
sporeType oospore
sporangium
zoospore
survivalStructure oospores in soil
taxonRank species
transmission soilborne
waterborne

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Phytophthora notableSpecies Phytophthora nicotianae