Root rot caused by Phytophthora sojae in soybeans

Root rot caused by the pathogen Phytophthora sojae is a devastating disease that affects soybeans, one of the most important crop plants worldwide. This pathogen is an oomycete, a type of organism similar to fungi but differing in its biology and life cycle. Phytophthora sojae is a pathogen that causes root rot in soybean plants, …