Cristina Pintos Varela, Cristina Rial
Martínez, Olga Aguín Casal, José Pedro Mansilla
Vázquez, Aitana Ares Yebra
Deputación Pontevedra, Estación
Fitopatolóxica do Areeiro, Subida a la Robleda s/n, Pontevedra, Spain,
36153
ABSTRACT: This is the
first report of the Phytophthora alni subsp. uniformis fungus on
Alnus glutinosa in Spain. This subspecies only affects the Alnus
genus and together with P. alni subsp. alni, detected in Galicia
in 2009, and P. alni subsp. multiformis, is causing important
damages in Galician alders, mainly in those growing along river
banks.
The first detection in Spain of this new fungus subspecies next
to the river Deza in Silleda municipalty (Pontevedra province) was reported in
the present work. This fungus is described both morphologically and
molecularly. To test pathogenicity, fungus isolates were also inoculated in
A. glutinosa plants growing in pots.
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