First report of Phytophthora inundata causing olive tree decline in Turkey

Figures & data

Fig. 1 (Colour online) Symptomatic olive tree: a, Canopy wilt symptoms. b, Lower stem cankering visible when the outer bark is removed. c, Seven-day old culture on PDA. d, Sporangium of P. inundata obtained in soil water.

Table 1. Root weight of olive saplings inoculated with two isolates of Phytophthora inundata obtained from olive trees in Turkey.

Isolate	Root fresh weight (g)
Control	8.80 ± 2.8 A
Isolate 1	2.50 ± 1.1 B
Isolate 2	1.69 ± 0.5 B
Pr>F	0.0001
L.S.D. (P < 0.01)	2.4

Plants were grown for 6 months (October 2014–April 2015) in artificially infested soil mix under uncontrolled glasshouse conditions. Mean weight of roots of five replicate plants.