Gatunki Phytophthora jako czynniki zagrażające Sorbus aucuparia w Polsce

Phytophthora cactorum and P. citrophthora were isolated from diseased plants of Sorbus aucuparia. P. cactorum was the dominant species on seedlings and 3−15 years old trees, while P. citrophthora was isolated only from 3−6 years old trees. Isolates of both species obtained from 10 host plants colonized stem fragments and leaf blades of S. aucuparia and S. intermedia. In greenhouse trials only isolates from Pinus sylvestris and Viola wittockiana did not cause root and stem base rot symptoms of rowan seedlings.