Phytoparasitica (2012) 40, 1-4

Mónica Berbegal, Luis Armando Álvarez, Ana Pérez-Sierra and Josep Armengol (2012)
Identification of Pythium tracheiphilum as the causal agent of vascular necrosis of endive (Cichorium endivia) in Spain
Phytoparasitica 40 (1), 1-4
Abstract: Pythium isolates were recovered from endive plants (Cichorium endivia) showing vascular necrosis collected from commercial fields located in Castellón province (eastern Spain). They were identified as Pythium tracheiphilum on the basis of their phenotypical and molecular profile. Pathogenicity tests conducted with two P. tracheiphilum isolates, obtained from endive and lettuce (Lactuca sativa), respectively, in this region, confirmed that both isolates were pathogenic to endive, with no significant differences in virulence between them. This is the first report of vascular necrosis caused by P. tracheiphilum on endive in Spain.
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Database assignments for author(s): Luis Armando Alvarez, Josep Armengol

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pythium tracheiphilum	Chicory/endive (Cichorium)	Spain (continental)