Phytophthora: A Life Cycle

This is a simulation of the life cycle of the fungal-like microorganism Phytophthora capsici, causal agent of Phytophthora blight. This disease can be devastating to chile producers in New Mexico and the Southwest US, and to other vegetable growers within and outside the US.
This work is funded in part by the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), award #13886442.