Typical red needle cast symptoms along a twig. Lesions begin at the base of the needle which subsequently turns brown and is cast from the twig.
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P. pluvialis on Pinus radiata in New Zealand |
P. tentaculata oogonia and antheridia Oospores and oogonia with mostly paragynous but some amphigynous antheridia of P. tentaculata |
Stain from Port Orford Cedar root disease Stain from Chamaecyparis lawsoniana root disease on the Smith River |
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P. katsurae disease symptoms Infected chestnut (Castanea) with bleeding canker |
P. megakarya oospore
P. megakarya oogonia, oospore, and antheridium
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P. frigida sporangia Noncaducous sporangia showing ovoid shape and papillate condition |
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P. chlamydospora chlamydospore Phytophthora chlamydospora chlamydospore in agar. Bar is 20µm. |
Growth of P. palmivora on CMA Growth of P. palmivora on corn meal agar |
P. nemorosa sporangia Ovoid, semi-papillate sporangia showing sympodial development of sporangiophore |
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P. pinifolia on Pinus radiata Pinus radiata, note Stem canker associated with necrotic needles. |
P. pluvialis oogonium and antheridium Oogonium and oospore with amphigynous antheridium |
P. kernoviae sporangium Asymmetrical sporangium, photo from Q-bank, used with permission |


