
Black Radish Root
Aphanomyces Raphari
Pathogen:
Type:
Oomycete
Risk:
HIGH

Rábano
Phytophthora

WHO CAUSES IT?
Aphanomyces raphani is an oomycete that causes the disease known as black radish root. This pathogen has a complex life cycle that includes the formation of motile spores called zoospores, which are released into the soil from specialized structures called sporangia. Once in the soil, the zoospores can swim to the roots of radish plants, where they infect and colonize the tissues, causing characteristic symptoms of the disease.
SYMPTOMS
The black root of radish causes root rot, which leads to widespread wilting of the plant. General symptoms include poor plant growth, wilting of leaves, yellowing, and eventual plant death.
- Root rot
- Generalized wilting of the plant
- Poor growth
- Leaf wilting
- Yellowing of the leaves
- Possible death of the plant

TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
15°C - 25°C
70% - 90%
TRANSMISSION ROUTES
Irrigation water, Contaminated soil, Infected plant remains, Contaminated agricultural tools, Infected seeds
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TREATMENTS
Chemical treatments
• COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 35% (EXPR. IN CU) [WG] P/P
• COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 50% (EXPR. IN CU) [WP] P/P
• CUPROCALCIC SULFATE 12.4% (EXPR. IN CU) [SC] P/V
• CUPROCALCIC SULFATE 20% (EXPR. IN CU) [WG] P/P
Authorized treatments in organic farming
• COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 35% (EXPR. IN CU) [WG] P/P
• COPPER OXYCHLORIDE 50% (EXPR. IN CU) [WP] P/P
• CUPROCALCIC SULFATE 12.4% (EXPR. IN CU) [SC] P/V
• CUPROCALCIC SULFATE 20% (EXPR. IN CU) [WG] P/P
Biological control
• BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS subsp. plantarum (strain D747) 5% [SC] P/V
• TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM (STRAIN ICC012) 2% + TRICHODERMA GAMSII (STRAIN ICC080) 2% (3 X 10E7 CFU/G (SUM OF BOTH MICROORGANISMS)) [WP] P/P
• TRICHODERMA ASPERELLUM (STRAIN T25) (1X10E8 CFU/G) 0.5% + TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE (STRAIN T11) (1X10E8 CFU/G) 0.5% [WG] P/P
Recommendations
- Use crop rotation practices to reduce the accumulation of inoculum in the soil.
- Plant varieties resistant or tolerant to Aphanomyces raphani whenever possible.
- Avoid overwatering to reduce soil moisture, as this pathogen thrives in humid conditions.
- Improve soil drainage to prevent water stagnation around the roots.
- Disinfect gardening tools to prevent the spread of the pathogen between plants.
- Eliminate and destroy infected plants to reduce the source of inoculum in the field.
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TREATMENTS
Homemade remedies
There are no home treatments
Natural allies
Chemical treatments
There are no treatments for this disease. Treatments are directed at the insect vectors that transmit it. See insect treatments.
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