Rapid identification of species of Phytophthora

Summary

This report sets out methods developed to:

1. Increase accuracy of identification of species of Phytophthora;
2. Increase sensitivity of detecting species of Phytophthora in samples retrieved from exploration tenements;
3. Determine levels of sampling necessary to achieve given degrees of certainty of detecting Phytophthora when present; and
4. Reduce the number of false negatives for Phytophthora.

Keywords: Phytophthora cinnamomi, species identification, isoenzyme analysis