Pythium dissemination through irrigation systems CSSA 2019
February 8, 2020
Pythium Dissemination through Golf Course Irrigation Systems, 2019. Clayton A. Rushford, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO and Gerald L. Miller, Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Did you ever wonder where pythium comes from? Rushford and Miller provide some insights.
Pythium species are oomycetes and considered water molds, similar to fungi, but different. Pythium produces motile spores that can spread in water films from plant to plant. In hydroponic agricultural production systems, introduction of pythium species can be devastating…