Morphological and molecular identification of Pythium aphanidermatum isolates from a root-rotted hydroponic spinach culture in Hiroshima Prefecture

Sachiko Shimizu; Shihomi Uzuhashi; Sachika Nishimura; Ryota Mise; Tomoko Shinozaki; Motoaki Tojo

doi:10.4165/kapps.62.137

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Morphological and molecular identification of Pythium aphanidermatum isolates from a root-rotted hydroponic spinach culture in Hiroshima Prefecture

Sachiko Shimizu, Shihomi Uzuhashi, Sachika Nishimura, Ryota Mise, Tomoko Shinozaki, Motoaki Tojo

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Keywords: Pythium aphanidermatum, spinach, root rot, hydroponic culture, morphological and molecular identification

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2020 Volume 62 Pages 137-139

DOI https://doi.org/10.4165/kapps.62.137

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Abstract

Isolates of Pythium aphanidermatum from the rotted roots of spinach grown in hydroponic culture in the Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, were characterized based on morphology, hyphal growth temperature, and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-rDNA sequences.

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