Pythium arrhenomanes. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].
Keyword(s):
Root Rot
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Abstract A description is provided for Pythium arrhenomanes. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: On over 30 genera in the Gramineae. DISEASE: Seedling blight, pre-emergence rotting and root rot of maize, wheat, sugarcane and other Gramineae. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Africa (Bechuanaland, Mauritius); Asia (Philippines); Australasia & Oceania (Hawaii); Europe (Italy, U.S.S.R.); North America (Canada, U.S.A.); South America (Brazil). TRANSMISSION: Soil-borne.