Populations of Phytophthora sojae
l P. sojae is genetically diverse
l P. sojae exists on each site as many different forms
arising from·
l Sexual products (offspring)
l Mutation
l Types may be distributed across a field.
l Dominant types are determined by what they can
eat.
l Only the types will prosper that can survive on the
varieties of soybean planted.
l These genetically different types are called races