PLANT & SOIL HEALTH This soilborne fungal disease affects roots and vascular systems of the plant, eventually causes leaves to wilt and die. Burlakoti plant, interfere with the water and nutrient movement, causing wilting symptoms in plants. Multiple cycles of infection could happen in a single growing season. " Multiplex targeted sequencing Burlakoti and this team collaborated with Kurt Lamour, an expert in the molecular study of Phytophthora species at the University of Tennessee's Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. The novel technique allowed them to compare numerous pathogens found in different fields and in multiple raspberry varieties against a database of known Phytophthora species. FRUITGROWERSNEWS.COM | 7http://waflernursery.com http://www.FRUITGROWERSNEWS.COM