SUDDEN WILTING OF POINSETTIA (EUPHORBIA PULCHERRIMA) CAUSED BY PYTHIUM APHANIDERMATUM
- 1 April 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science
- Vol. 58 (2) , 569-570
- https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps78-087
Abstract
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd.) cuttings imported from California became severely wilted 5–6 wk after planting at Ottawa. Isolations made from these plants yielded cultures of Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. Pathogenicity tests demonstrated that this fungus caused severe wilting of poinsettia cuttings in 2 days and complete necrosis in 6 days.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: