Pythium ultimum

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Fungi
Plant pathogen
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Turfgrass
Crops
Seedlings
gptkbp:causesDisease gptkb:Damping-off
Root rot
gptkbp:cellWallComponent Cellulose
Glucans
gptkbp:controls Crop rotation
Fungicides
Biological control
Soil sterilization
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Heinrich_Anton_de_Bary
gptkbp:disease_cycle Polycyclic
gptkbp:economicImportance Crop loss
Reduced seedling emergence
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pythiaceae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1876
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pythium
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:water
Soil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pythium ultimum
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Stramenopila
gptkbp:morphologicalType Coenocytic hyphae
Non-septate hyphae
gptkbp:notableFeature Lacks chitin in cell wall
Motile zoospores
gptkbp:optimal_temperature 20-25°C
gptkbp:order gptkb:Peronosporales
gptkbp:pathogenicTo gptkb:rice
gptkb:Potato
Corn
Wheat
Cotton
Ornamental plants
Soybean
gptkbp:produces Sporangia
Zoospores
Oospores
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:resistantTo Some fungicides
gptkbp:spreads_by Infected plant material
Contaminated tools
Water movement
gptkbp:temperature 5-35°C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pythium
gptkb:Chromista
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5