Article
Histopathological studies of the process of Phytophthora palmivora infection in oil palm
2016-05-01
Abstract excerpt
The predominant disease affecting oil palms in Colombia is bud rot, a decay of the growing leaf tissues that may eventually reach the meristem. Previous studies have suggested many biotic and abiotic causes, but Koch’s Postulates have recently confirmed Phytophthora palmivora as the primary pathogen of bud rot. In this paper, we describe the infection process in immature leaflets inoculated with zoospores of P. pa...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7da8590e-753c-59c4-8eef-01142af7abad
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10658-015-0810-9
