Table 1: Longevity of Phytophthora species in six different storage media.

Table 1: Longevity of Phytophthora species in six different storage media.

Medium¹	Assessment period (months)
Medium¹	3	6	9	12	15	18	24	36	48	60
SDW (Pp)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SDW (Pm)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SSS (Pp)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
SSS (Pm)	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+
USS (Pp)	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
USS (Pm)	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
V8J broth (Pp)	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
V8J broth (Pm)	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
OMA slant (Pm) @ 4 ℃	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
OMA slant (Pp) @ 4 ℃	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Empty tube (Pp)	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Empty tube (Pm)	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-

Fungi (P. megakarya, Pm and P. palmivora, Pp) grown on OMA: Oats Meal Agar; V8J: Vegetable 8 Juice; SSS: Sterilized Soil Suspension; USS: Unsterilized Soil Suspension; SDW: Sterile Distilled Water and Empty tube containing mycelial plugs only. +: Present or - : Absence of colony growth.