| Title | Pythiaceous fungi and plant-parasitic nematodes in California pear orchards: I. Occurrence and pathogenicity of pythiaceous fungi in orchard soils |
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Pythiaceous Fungi and Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in California Pear OrchardsI. During a year’s survey of 126 California pear orchards with varying degrees of pear-decline damage, a total of 3,586 isolates of soil-borne fungi of the genera Phytophthora and Pythium were recovered, and, where possible, identified as to species. A direct relationship was found between the severity of pear-decline damage in an orchard and the percentage of isolates from the orchard that were Pythium spp.; and a corresponding inverse relationship between pear-decline damage severity and the percentage of isolates that were Phytophthora spp. Isolates of Phytophthora cactorum and P. cryptogea were found to be pathogenic on Pyrus communis L. hort. var. Winter Nelis and Pyrus serotina Rehd. seedlings. These pathogens were found infrequently, and it was concluded that pythiaceous fungi were not the primary cause of pear decline. Pear fruit and pear and apple seedlings trapped more Pythium spp. than the fruit of apple, lemon, and avocado, while few Phytophthora spp. were trapped in seedlings. Phytophthora spp. isolates were trapped most often in pear and apple fruit. Lemon and avocado fruit yielded a fair number of both genera. |
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Nichols, Carl W. : Carl W. Nichols was Plant Pathologist and Program Supervisor of Special Projects, Bureau of Plant Pathology, California Department of Agriculture, Sacramento.
Garnsey, S. M. : S. M. Garnsey was formerly Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, Davis, and is now Plant Pathologist at the Horticultural Field Station, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Orlando, Florida
Rackham, R. L. : R. L. Rackham was formerly Extension Technologist in the Agricultural Extension Service, Davis, and is now a University of California Farm Advisor in the Agricultural Extension Service, San Bernardino County
Gotan, S. M. : S. M. Gotan was Plant Pathologist, Bureau of Plant Pathology, California Department of Agriculture, Sacramento
Mahannah, C. N. : C. N. Mahannah was Research Assistant, Department of Irrigation, Davis.
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| Publication Date | Oct 1, 1964 |
| Date Added | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Copyright | © The Regents of the University of California |
| Copyright Year | 1964 |
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