Phoma apiicola (celeriac scab, root rot of celery )
Phoma apiicola
celeriac scab, root rot of celery
Subplenodomus apiicola
Temperate North America, Europe, Australia, Asia
MI, NY, CA, OH, WI
2022-05-26
fungus
Chile
celery, celeriac in nature
PHOMAP
2 Known Hosts
Apium graveolens
celery
No
PHOMAP-2,PHOMAP-3,PHOMAP-4
Pathway not proven. References cite older literature that indicates pycnidia are occasionally found on seed in laboratory tests, but pathogen is primarily soil borne. No reports of seed transmission were found.
No
Pycnidia usually can be observed under stereoscope. Pycnidia often mistaken with Phoma herbarum.
Hot water (48 F for 30 mins) or fungicide seed treatments