Phytophthora infestans
Aardappelziekte
- Category
- microbe
- Primary role
- pathogen fungal
- Order
- Peronosporales
- Family
- Peronosporaceae
- Genus
- Phytophthora
Chromista | Oomycota | Peronosporea | Peronosporales | Peronosporaceae | Phytophthora
External: GBIF #3203716
33 AI-consensus-verified claims across 1 interaction category.
Related entities
Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Phytophthora infestans.
pathogen pressure 33 claims
- This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora infestans (causing late blight in potatoes and tomatoes) decimated the Irish potato crop”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedMagdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 53 #6492061 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora infestans (causing late blight in potatoes and tomatoes)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedMagdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 53 #6492062 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora infestans (causing late blight in potatoes and tomatoes)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedMagdoff F., Van Es H. (2021) · Building Soils for Better Crops: Ecological Management for Healthy Soils (Fourth Edition) · p. 53 #6492065 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“potato late-blight epidemic and subsequent famine in Ireland in the mid-19th century”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAltieri M.A., Farrell J.G., Hecht S.B., Liebman M., Magdoff F., Murphy B., Norgaard R.B., Sikor T.O. (1995) · Agroecology: The Science of Sustainable Agriculture · p. 61 #6492093 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Potatoes rotted in the fields and the storehouses”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“late blight fungus Phytophthora infestans became established, epidemic proportions”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedRubatzky V.E., Yamaguchi M. (1997) · World Vegetables: Principles, Production, and Nutritive Values (2nd edition) · p. 106 #6492280 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“yield losses caused by Phytophthora infestans to potato”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“yield losses caused by Phytophthora infestans to potato”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“potato fields in northern Europe and in Ireland became masses of blighted and rotting vegetation”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 19 #6493118 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“effective against the late blight of potato, other downy mildews, and many other leaf spots”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“many pathogens, such as the late blight oomycete, Phytophthora infestans, overwinter”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 99 #6493266 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“the potato late blight fungus Phytophthora infestans”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 219 #6493781 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“late blight fungus Phytophthora infestans”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 234 #6493801 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“the late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans is most serious in the northern latitudes”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 252 #6493836 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“late blight of potato and tomato (caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 286 #6493870 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“late blight of potato and tomato (caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 286 #6493871 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Young potato plant becomes infected and is soon killed by the late blight oomycete Phytophthora infestans.”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“early blight (Alternaria) or late blight (Phytophthora infestans)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 350 #6493947 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“the Irish potato blight was the largest human tragedy ever caused by agriculture”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“The late blight disease of potatoes is the most devastating disease of potatoes in the world.”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 421 #6494079 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Late blight is also very destructive to tomatoes and some other members of the family Solanaceae.”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUnknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 422 #6494080 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora infestans destroyed the potato crop”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedRistaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q. (2021) · The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security · p. 2 #6495308 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“4 of which (late blight, brown rot, early blight and cyst nematode)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedSavary S., Willocquet L., Pethybridge S. J., Esker P., McRoberts N., Nelson A. (2019) · The global burden of pathogens and pests on major food crops · p. 5 #6495341 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“1840s Irish potato famine caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedBebber D. P., Ramotowski M. A. T., Gurr S. J. (2013) · Crop pests and pathogens move polewards in a warming world · p. 1 #6495553 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Late blight is the most dreaded fungal disease”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedAli S. (2018) · Field Guide for Identification of Major Potato Pests and Diseases in Meghalaya, India · p. 10 #6495827 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“Major pathogens (Phytophthora infestans, Alternaria solani, Thanatephorus cucumeris)”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“In 1845, Phytophthora infestans destroyed the potato crop”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedRistaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q. (2021) · The persistent threat of emerging plant disease pandemics to global food security · p. 2 #6495949 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“irregular dark, water-soaked spots develop on leaves and the undersides may be covered by a white fuzzy growth”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHanson P., Lin L., Luther G.C., Tsai W., Srinivasan R., Chen C., Lin C., Sheu Z., Lu S. (2021) · International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Tomato Variety Field Trials (#11-751) · p. 8 #6496022 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“irregular dark, water-soaked spots develop on leaves”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedHanson P., Lin L., Luther G.C., Tsai W., Srinivasan R., Chen C., Lin C., Sheu Z., Lu S. (2021) · International Cooperators' Guide: Procedures for Tomato Variety Field Trials (#11-751) · p. 8 #6496029 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Late blight ... Cool weather”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum tuberosum (Irish Potato) · effect: harmful
“P. infestans... costing annually on a global basis in excess of $5 billion”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Tomato … Late Blight”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUniversity of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 206 #6735400 - This entity is the subject of pathogen pressure on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora infestans — Lycopersicon esculentum”
pathogenOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreedUniversity of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (2022) · Index of Plant Diseases in Guam · p. 24 #6735449
Genus-level evidence
24 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Phytophthora sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Phytophthora infestans.
- biocontrol · Glomus spp. → Phytophthora spp. · effect: beneficial
“making feeder roots more resistant to infection by certain soil fungi”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 614 #6494414 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora spp. → Quercus spp. · effect: harmful
“different species of Phytophthora have been attacking and killing oak trees in California, Oregon, Europe”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 418 #6493150 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora spp. → Capsicum annuum · effect: harmful
“Roots and stems of pepper plants killed by Phytophthora sp.”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 109 #6493281 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora → Prunus persica · effect: harmful
“root and crown rot of peach and cherry trees.”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 415 #6494088 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora → Prunus avium · effect: harmful
“root and crown rot of peach and cherry trees.”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 415 #6494089 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora → Glycine max · effect: harmful
“Killed stem of soybean plant.”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 415 #6494099 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora → Pinus · effect: harmful
“pine seedlings in nursery killed by Phytophthora.”
Unknown (Unknown) · History of Plant Pathology and Early Significant Plant Diseases (Chapter 1 Introduction) · p. 415 #6494100 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora spp. → Theobroma cacao · effect: harmful
“higher incidence of disease (including Phytopthora, cherelle rot, pod rot”
Gassner A., Dobie P. (eds.); Cornelius J.P., Coe R., Mercado A., Mukuralinda A., Okia C.A., Somarriba E., Thorne P., et al. (2022) · Agroforestry: A Primer. Design and management principles for people and the environment · p. 138 #6495546 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Theobroma cacao · effect: harmful
“Cacao Black Pod ... Begin applications at the start of the rainy season”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 55 #6734842 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x aurantium · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora Brown Rot Septoria Spot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 57 #6734843 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x aurantium · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora Foot Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 57 #6734844 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Carica papaya · effect: harmful
“Papaya ... Phytophthora Fruit Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 88 #6735005 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Mangifera indica · effect: harmful
“Tropical Fruits: Mango Star apple ... Phytophthora Fruit Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 89 #6735030 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x paradisi · effect: harmful
“Grapefruit ... Brown Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 155 #6735155 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x paradisi · effect: harmful
“Grapefruit ... Phytophthora Foot Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 155 #6735158 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x limon · effect: harmful
“Lemon ... Brown Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 164 #6735233 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x limon · effect: harmful
“Lemon ... Phytophthora Foot Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 164 #6735236 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x aurantiifolia · effect: harmful
“Lime ... Brown Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 170 #6735288 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus x aurantiifolia · effect: harmful
“Lime ... Phytophthora Foot Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 170 #6735291 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Mangifera indica · effect: harmful
“Mango ... Phytophthora Fruit Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 172 #6735303 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus X sinensis · effect: harmful
“Orange ... Brown Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 180 #6735369 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus X sinensis · effect: harmful
“Orange ... Phytophthora Foot Rot”
University of Guam Cooperative Extension & Outreach (2024) · Guam Fruit and Vegetable Pesticide Guide, 6th Edition · p. 180 #6735372 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Euphorbia pulcherrima · effect: harmful
“Phytophthora sp. Root rot”
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (2022) · Index of Plant Diseases in Guam · p. 51 #6735575 - pathogen pressure · Phytophthora sp. → Citrus reticulata · effect: harmful
“Tangerine Phytophthora sp. Fruit rot Gummosis”
University of Guam, College of Natural and Applied Sciences (2022) · Index of Plant Diseases in Guam · p. 55 #6735648
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biocontrol 1
- GloBI pathogenOf Lycopersicon esculentum Ellis, M.B. & J.P.. 1997. Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook. The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd. 2nd (New Enlarged)
pathogen pressure 10
- GloBI hasHost Solanum chaucha https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11786514
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum tuberosum D. P. Weingartner and W. J. Hooker, primary collators, updated by Walter R. Stevenson (last update 10/29/01) . Diseases of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The American Phytopathological Society. Accessed on 2019-10-24 at https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/commonnames/Pages/Potato.aspx
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11646739
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum lycopersicum doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04575.x DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum dulcamara https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11646743
- GloBI parasiteOf Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92463264
- GloBI hasHost Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23473822
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum chaucha Distribution, Symptoms and Control of Some of the More Important Plant Diseases. Beltsville, Md.: Plant Disease Survey, Division of Mycology and Disease Survey, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, 1953. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Physalis peruviana Vargas, A.M., Correa, A. G., Lozano, D.C., Gonzalez, A., Bernal, A.J., and Restrepo, S.. 2007. First report of late blight caused by %Phytophthora infestans% on cape gooseberry (%Physalis peruviana%) in Colombia. Pl. Dis. 91:464
- GloBI parasiteOf Physalis peruviana Vargas, A.M., Correa, A., Lozano, D.C., González, A., Bernal, J., Restrepo, S. (2007) First Report of Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans on Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) in Colombia. Plant Diseases 91, 464.
biocontrol 1
- GloBI pathogenOf Lycopersicon esculentum Ellis, M.B. & J.P.. 1997. Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook. The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd. 2nd (New Enlarged)
crop interaction 10
- GloBI hasHost Solanum chaucha https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11786514
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum tuberosum D. P. Weingartner and W. J. Hooker, primary collators, updated by Walter R. Stevenson (last update 10/29/01) . Diseases of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.). The American Phytopathological Society. Accessed on 2019-10-24 at https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/commonnames/Pages/Potato.aspx
- GloBI hasHost Solanum lycopersicum https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11646739
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum lycopersicum doi:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2005.04575.x DOI
- GloBI hasHost Solanum dulcamara https://mycoportal.org/portal/collections/individual/index.php?occid=11646743
- GloBI parasiteOf Solanum lycopersicum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92463264
- GloBI hasHost Solanum tuberosum https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23473822
- GloBI pathogenOf Solanum chaucha Distribution, Symptoms and Control of Some of the More Important Plant Diseases. Beltsville, Md.: Plant Disease Survey, Division of Mycology and Disease Survey, Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, 1953. DOI
- GloBI hasHost Physalis peruviana Vargas, A.M., Correa, A. G., Lozano, D.C., Gonzalez, A., Bernal, A.J., and Restrepo, S.. 2007. First report of late blight caused by %Phytophthora infestans% on cape gooseberry (%Physalis peruviana%) in Colombia. Pl. Dis. 91:464
- GloBI parasiteOf Physalis peruviana Vargas, A.M., Correa, A., Lozano, D.C., González, A., Bernal, J., Restrepo, S. (2007) First Report of Late Blight Caused by Phytophthora infestans on Cape Gooseberry (Physalis peruviana) in Colombia. Plant Diseases 91, 464.