Influence of continuous and periodic soil water conditions on root necrosis of holly caused by Pythium spp.
Root damage in Helleri holly induced by P. vexans was affected more by differences in soil water saturation capacities (70 and 90%) than by differences in mean soil temperatures (18, 24, and 30 °C). By contrast, root damage in Helleri holly induced by P. irregulare was affected more by differences in mean soil temperatures than by differences in soil water saturation capacities. Root damage in Convexa holly induced by P. vexans was affected more by a periodic saturation of prolonged duration than by differences in soil temperatures. By contrast, root damage in Convexa holly induced by P. irregulare was affected more by differences in soil temperature than by periodic saturations of prolonged and unprolonged durations.<