Evolutionary trait-based approaches for predicting future global impacts of plant pathogens in the genus Phytophthora.

ABSTRACT: Plant pathogens are introduced to new geographical regions ever more frequently as global connectivity increases. Predicting the threat they pose to plant health can be difficult without in-depth knowledge of behaviour, distribution and spread. Here, we evaluate the potential for using biological traits and phylogeny to predict global threats from emerging pathogens.We use a species-level trait database and phylogeny for 179 Phytophthora species: oomycete pathogens impacting natural, agricultural, horticultural and forestry settings. We compile host and distribution reports for Phytophthora species across 178 countries and evaluate the power of traits, phylogeny and time since description (reflecting species-level knowledge) to explain and predict their international transpor

SUBMITTER: Barwell LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8048555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature