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Drought stress intensifies early blight and compromises potato yield.
Pest management science - 1 Jul 2026
Ghadirzadeh Elham, Nasr Esfahani Mehdi, Nourollahi Khoshnood, Jalali Amir Hooshang, Dadkhah Amir Hossein, Zeinalzadeh-Tabrizi Hossein, Moatamedi Marzieh, Fadaee Soheila
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BACKGROUND: This study investigated the effects of water stress on early blight disease, Alternaria alternata (EB)-severity and yield performance in 44 potato genotypes, including two control cultivars 'Agria' (susceptible) and 'Marfona' (moderately resistant) to EB, under field conditions in Esfahan, Iran over two years (2021-2022). A strip-plot design within a randomized complete-block design with three...
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