EPPO Global Database

Phytophthora alni subsp. alni(PHYTAL)

Distribution details in Sweden

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 1040 (2008): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1999/084) : tree mortality reported from a few places.

EPPO Reporting Service (2005/009) : the alder phytophthora disease is now considered to be caused by P. alni.
References
* Brasier CM, Kirk SA, Delcan J, Cooke DEL, Jung T, Man in’t Vled WA (2004) Phytophthora alni sp. nov. and its variants: designation of emerging heteroploid hybrid pathogens spreading on Alnus trees. Mycological Research, 108(10), 1172-1184.

* Gibbs, J.N.; Lipscombe, M.A.; Peace, A.J. (1999) The impact of Phytophthora disease on riparian populations of common alder (Alnus glutinosa) in Southern Britain. European Journal of Forestry, 29(1), 1-88.

* Redondo MA, Boberg J, Olsson CHB, Oliva J (2015) Winter conditions correlate with Phytophthora alni subspecies distribution in Southern Sweden. Phytopathology 105(9), 1191-1197.
------- P. alni subsp. alni, P. alni subsp. uniformis.