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Potato late blight in Morocco: characterization of Phytophthora infestans populations (virulence and mating type).
Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences - 1 Jan 2005
Achbani E H, Hafidi M, Abdellatif B, Lamaaraf N, Kouta B, Nafie N, Corbière R, Andrivon D
Abstract excerpt
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans, is the most important disease of potato in Morocco. Use of partially resistant cultivars should be an essential component of a sustainable management strategy of potato late blight, provided the durability of this form of resistance. It is therefore important to determine the nature of P. infestans Moroccan populations. Mating types were determined for 91 strains of...
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