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. 2020 Jun 17;8(6):917. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8060917

Table 2.

Phytophthora pathogens with their respective diseases and hosts.

Phytophthora Pathogen Disease Host Reference
P. alni Root and collar rot Alders [12]
P. brassicae Rot in store Brassicaceae [13]
P. cactorum Foliar leaf spots, shoot blight, root and crown rot Wide-host range [14]
P. capsici Leaf blight, stem and fruit rot Wide-host range [15]
P. cinnamomi Root rot and root crown rot Wide-host range [16,17]
P. citricola (currently P. plurivora) Dieback of trees, shoot blight, root crown rot, and root rot Wide-host range [18]
P. fragariae Red core disease Strawberry [19]
P. ilicis Foliar leaf spots, shoot blight, and stem cankers Holly (Ilex) [14]
P. infestans Leaf late blight Potato, tomato and Solanum spp [20]
P. lateralis Root and collar lesions Cupressaceae family (cedar and cypress) [21]
P. litchi Downy blight Longan, litchin species [22]
P. meadii Root rot and leaf fall Citrus, cocoa and black pepper [23]
P. megakarya Pod rot Colanut, cocoa [2,14]
P. melonis Root and fruit rot Cucurbits [14]
P. palmivora Leaf blight, pod, bud and fruit rot Wide-host range [14]
P. parasitica Root and stem rot Wide-host range [14]
P. phaseoli Downy mildew Lima bean [14]
P. ramorum Foliar leaf spots and shoot blight, Bleeding stem cankers in Oaks Wide-host range [24]
P. sojae Root and stem rot Soybean, lupin [25]
P. syringae Foliar leaf spots, shoot blight, and stem cankers. Wide-host range [3,26]