2025 journal article
Black Shank Official Variety Test, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 2024
Plant Health Progress.
topics (OpenAlex): Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science; Horticultural and Viticultural Research; Ecology and Conservation Studies
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
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Source: ORCID
Added: February 25, 2025
Black shank, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora nicotianae, is among the most devastating diseases of flue-cured tobacco in tobacco producing regions throughout the world. Symptoms include yellow, wilting, blackening and discing of the pith, and plant death. This report evaluates the resistance of flue-cured varieties to black shank. The trial was conducted in 2024 in a black shank nursery in Rocky Mount, NC. Results from these trials will help advise tobacco growers in developing integrated management programs for this disease.