First report of Phytopythium helicoides causing crown and root rot of raspberry (Rubus Idaeus L.) in Mexico
摘要
In November 2023, symptoms of leaf yellowing and wilting, as well as crown and root rot, were detected on raspberry plants in a commercial field located in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Following the isolation of colonies displaying oomycete characteristics, two isolates were purified. Through a combination of morphological examinations, pathogenicity tests, and phylogenetic analysis using ITS and LSU sequence data, the causal agent was identified as Phytopythium helicoides Abad, De Cock, Bala, Robideau, Lodhi & Levesque. This is the first report of P. helicoides causing crown and root rot of raspberry worldwide.