Phytophthora inflata explained

Phytophthora inflata is an oomycete plant pathogen. It was first identified in 1949 in Michigan, USA causing a pit canker on elm trees. It was found in the United Kingdom in 1992 in the roots of Sambucus tenuifolium and Lilac (Syringa vulgaris), in 2003 it was found in a UK nursery infecting Rhododendron ponticum.^[1] In the same year it was found in a nursery in Ohio also infecting Rhododendron.^[2]

External links

• Index Fungorum
• USDA ARS Fungal Database

Notes and References

1. First report of Phytophthora inflata on nursery plants of Rhododendron spp., Gaultheria shalon and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in Scotland. A.. Schlenzig. 2005. New Disease Reports. 11. 2. 22 June 2018. www.bspp.org.uk.
2. Web site: First report of Phytophthora insolita and Phytophthora inflata in Rhododendron. Testa. Antonino. Schilb. Mikael. Lehman. Jeffrey S.. Cristinzio. Gennaro. Bonello. Pierluigi. 22 June 2018. www.fedoa.unina.it. 22 June 2018.