Tracking the evolutionary history of the potato late blight pathogen with historical collections

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 228-231

  Ristaino, Jean Beagle ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytophthora infestans; Potato famine; Potatoes; Solanaceous crops

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 33750216609     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/17oct12     Document Type: Review

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