Dead Banksia sp. in a Kwongan heathland on mineral sand near Eneabba, Western Australia recently killed by root and collar rot caused by Phytophthora arenaria
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P. arenaria disease symptoms on Banksia |
P. arenaria sporangia Typical ovoid papillate sporangia of Phytophthora arenaria on V8 agar flooded with soil extract |
Growth of P. arenaria on half-strength PDA Colony morphology of Phytophthora arenaria after 7 days at 20°C on half-strength PDA |
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P. arenaria disease symptoms on Banksia Dead Banksia sp. in a Kwongan heathland on mineral sand near Eneabba, Western Australia recently killed by root and collar rot caused by Phytophthora arenaria |
P. arenaria disease symptoms on Banksia landscape Dead Banksia sp. in a Kwongan heathland on mineral sand near Eneabba, Western Australia recently killed by root and collar rot caused by Phytophthora arenaria |
P. arenaria oogonium Aplerotic oogonia of P. arenaria with paragynous antheridia. Scale bar = 20 μm |
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P. arenaria hyphal swellings Catenulate, globose to subglobose hyphal swellings, some of them with radiating hyphae scale bar = 50 μm. |
P. arenaria sporangia Globose papillate sporangia of Phytophthora arenaria on V8 agar flooded with soil extract. (Scale bar = 20 μm) |
Growth of P. arenaria on CA Colony morphology of Phytophthora arenaria after 7 days at 20°C on carrot agar |
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Growth of P. arenaria on V8 Colony morphology of Phytophthora arenaria after 7 days at 20°C on V8 agar |
Growth of P. arenaria on MEA Colony morphology of Phytophthora arenaria after 7 days at 20°C on malt extract agar |


