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1. Phytophthora species isolated from alpine and sub-alpine regions of Australia, including the description of two new species; Phytophthora cacuminis sp. nov and Phytophthora oreophila sp. nov

Author:
Khaliq, Ihsanul; St. J. Hardy, Giles E.; McDougall, Keith L.; Burgess, Treena I.
Source:
Fungal biology 2019 v.123 no.1 pp. 29-41
ISSN:
1878-6146
Subject:
Eucalyptus; Phytophthora cactorum; Phytophthora cryptogea; Proteaceae; ecosystems; flora; host range; mountains; national parks; new species; pathogenicity; pathogens; plant health; rhizosphere; roots; soil; surveys; temperature; vegetation; New South Wales; Tasmania
Abstract:
... Plant deaths had been observed in the sub-alpine and alpine areas of Australia. Although no detailed aetiology was established, patches of dying vegetation and progressive thinning of canopy suggested the involvement of root pathogens. Baiting of roots and associated rhizosphere soil from surveys conducted in mountainous regions New South Wales and Tasmania resulted in the isolation of eight Phyto ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funbio.2018.10.006