Article
Applied Biotechnology to Combat Late Blight in Potato Caused by Phytophthora Infestans
2009-08-01
Abstract excerpt
Potato is an important crop, grown worldwide. It suffers from many pests and diseases among which late blight, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is the worst. The disease is still causing major damage in many potato production areas and control is only possible by applying fungicides frequently. The knowledge on the molecular biology and genetics of the interaction between the plant and the oomycete i...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 16ea2f5b-4304-5779-935c-c449caf017fa
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11540-009-9136-3
