Phytophthora nicotianae Breda de Haan
(Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism)

Interactions where Phytophthora nicotianae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
causes spots on live leaf Cordyline australis Cabbage-palm Asparagales: Asparagaceae Cordyline leaf spot syndrome, Anon., 2008
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora nicotianae/Phytophthora nicotianaetomato buck-eye rot (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Cordyline australis/Cordyline australiscabbage-palmliveleaf
infects and damages live fruit (esp. near ground) Major Capsicum annuum Sweet Pepper Solanales: Solanaceae Phytophthora nicotianae, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora nicotianae/Phytophthora nicotianaetomato buck-eye rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Capsicum annuum/Capsicum annuumsweet pepperlivefruit (esp. near ground)Major
infects and damages live fruit (esp. near ground) Major Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Phytophthora nicotianae, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora nicotianae/Phytophthora nicotianaetomato buck-eye rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatolivefruit (esp. near ground)Major
infects and damages live fruit (esp. near ground) Major Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco Solanales: Solanaceae Phytophthora nicotianae, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora nicotianae/Phytophthora nicotianaetomato buck-eye rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Nicotiana tabacum/Nicotiana tabacumtobaccolivefruit (esp. near ground)Major

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Cordyline leaf spot syndromePlant Clinic News Jan 08: 2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Hall, G., 1994Phytophthora nicotianaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1200.

Phytophthora nicotianae (Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytophthora nicotianae (Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism)
GenusPhytophthora (blights)
FamilyPERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytophthora nicotianae (Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hall, G. 1994 Phytophthora nicotianae I.M.I. Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1200.

Phytophthora nicotianae (Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phytophthora nicotianae (Tomato Buck-eye Rot - causative organism):

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