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Phytophthora infestans isolates lacking class I ipiO variants are virulent on Rpi-blb1 potato.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Dec 2009
Champouret Nicolas, Bouwmeester Klaas, Rietman Hendrik, van der Lee Theo, Maliepaard Chris, Heupink Anika, van de Vondervoort Peter J I, Jacobsen Evert, Visser Richard G F, van der Vossen Edwin A G, Govers Francine, Vleeshouwers Vivianne G A A
Abstract excerpt
A strategy to control the devastating late blight disease is providing potato cultivars with genes that are effective in resistance to a broad spectrum of Phytophthora infestans isolates. Thus far, most late blight resistance (R) genes that were introgressed in potato were quickly defeated. In contrast, the Rpi-blb1 gene originating from Solanum bulbocastanum has performed as an exclusive broad-spectrum R gene...
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