| Phytophthora syringae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Chromista |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Order: | Peronosporales |
| Family: | Peronosporaceae |
| Genus: | Phytophthora |
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P. syringae
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| Binomial name | |
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Phytophthora syringae (Kleb.) Kleb., (1909)
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Phytophthora syringae is an oomycete plant pathogen known to infect nursery plants, particularly apple and pear trees. It infects plants through wounded areas and is most pathogenic during cold, wet weather.