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Gene RB cloned from Solanum bulbocastanum confers broad spectrum resistance to potato late blight.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Aug 2003
Song Junqi, Bradeen James M, Naess S Kristine, Raasch John A, Wielgus Susan M, Haberlach Geraldine T, Liu Jia, Kuang Hanhui, Austin-Phillips Sandra, Buell C Robin, Helgeson John P, Jiang Jiming
Abstract excerpt
Late blight, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora infestans, is the most devastating potato disease in the world. Control of late blight in the United States and other developed countries relies extensively on fungicide application. We previously demonstrated that the wild diploid potato...
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