Phytophthora genus pathogens isolated from rhododendrons in Lithuania
2018
Snieskiene, V., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania). Kaunas Botanical Garden | Stankeviciene, A., Vytautas Magnus Univ., Kaunas (Lithuania). Kaunas Botanical Garden
Rhododendron spp. plants were surveyed for Phytophthora infection in Lithuania during 2010 – 2016. This study aims to identify Phytophthora genus pathogen which infects rhododendrons in Lithuania. Samples were taken from young sick plants with visible infection symptoms. Soil sampling was performed from the rhizosphere of sick plants. DNA from soil and plant was tested for the presence of Phytophthora genus pathogens. Data showed positive results of Phytophthora genus specific probe during real-time PCR. All tested diseased leaves and soil samples have indicated Phytophthora sp. infection during Alert-LF® Phytophthora spp. analysis. The extracted DNA concentrations were not very high for Phytophthora species identification, but in most cases, it was high enough for further researches.
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