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Evolution of Phytophthora infestans on its potato host since the Irish potato famine.
Nature communications - 5 Aug 2024
Coomber Allison, Saville Amanda, Ristaino Jean Beagle
Abstract excerpt
Phytophthora infestans is a major oomycete plant pathogen, responsible for potato late blight, which led to the Irish Potato Famine from 1845-1852. Since then, potatoes resistant to this disease have been bred and deployed worldwide. Their resistance (R) genes recognize pathogen effectors responsible for virulence and then induce a plant response stopping disease progression. However, most deployed R genes are...
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