Phytophthora root rot is a stubborn enemy for some Christmas ... "These Fraser fir are to the mountain people what the buffalo was to the Plains Indian. … These Christmas trees have kept family ...

The culprit: Phytophthora root rot, a water mold that ... "These Fraser fir are to the mountain people what the buffalo was to the Plains Indian. ... These Christmas trees have kept family ...

Phytophthora infection causes root rot and stem rot, leading to seedling decay and damping-off under warm, damp conditions. “This will likely lead to stunted plants, which are less vigorous and ...

Chocolate brown is a defining color for Phythophthora root rot (PRR), and it’s showing up this season in fields across Iowa and other parts of the Midwest. “We have Phytophthora every year ...

Thank you. --Gordon ANSWER: This is almost certainly Phytophthora root rot, a disease that attacks the roots. As the roots are killed, the top is deprived of water and turns brown, often a section ...

What is going on? Cindy MacNabb, Decatur A: I’ll bet dollars to doughnuts that your aucuba has phytophthora root rot. This soil-borne disease affects several shrubs: Azalea, rhododendron ...

BARK rot of apple trees, caused by Phytophthora cactorum (Leb. and Cohn) Schroeter, has been reported from most of the world's major apple-growing areas. Outbreaks of this soil-borne disease are ...