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Genomic Selection for Late Blight and Common Scab Resistance in Tetraploid Potato (Solanum tuberosum).
G3 (Bethesda, Md.) - 2 Jul 2018
Enciso-Rodriguez Felix, Douches David, Lopez-Cruz Marco, Coombs Joseph, de Los Campos Gustavo
Abstract excerpt
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a staple food crop and is considered one of the main sources of carbohydrates worldwide. Late blight (Phytophthora infestans) and common scab (Streptomyces scabies) are two of the primary production constraints faced by potato farming. Previous studies have identified a few resistance genes for both late blight and common scab; however, these genes explain only a limited fraction of...
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