Aphanomyces euteiches was first described by Drechsler in 1925 as the causal pathogen of root rot in peas.[1][11][12] At the time, the disease had plagued Wisconsin and the American... ...years can generally expect to see some disease, but for new growers with fields without a history of peas and lentils, it may take several years of rotations before Aphanomyces appears. Aphanomyces root rot of peas, sometimes also called common root rot, is a disease caused by the fungus Aphanomyces euteiches. It can be very devastating to pea crops. Aphanomyces euteiches was identified in 1925 as the causal agent of a root rot disease that had plagued peas in Wisconsin for decades. Aphanomyces species and their root diseases in pea and sugarbeet. U.S. Dept.Root rot diseases of peas (especially Aphanomyces) affect the desired traits of a variety. Table 1. Disease severity on six pea differential host genotypes, for 51 A. euteiches isolates and two A. euteiches reference isolates (RB84 and Ae109), from French and American nurseries. Root rot of pea caused by Aphanomyces euteiches Drechs. can reduce pea yields by up to 80%7. Effective tools to manage this disease are lacking. G.C. Wade, Aphanomyces root rot of peas–the effect of a potassium fertilizer on the severity of the disease in a potassium deficient soil, J. Aust. Abs tract: Aphanomyces root rot, caused by Aphanomyces euteiches, is the most-important disease of pea (Pisum sativum L.) worldwide. disease, Aphanomyces root rot. This study was based on a. GWA approach, using a collection of 266 pea lines established.
