Development of tuber blight (Phytophthora infestans) on potato cultivars based on in vitro assays and field evaluations

HortScience

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1501-1508

  Nyankanga, Richard O ^a   Olanya, Ocen Modesto ^b   Wien, Hans C ^c   El Bedewy, Ramzy ^d   Karinga, John ^e   Ojiambo, Peter S ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d PLANT PATHOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

^e INTERNATIONAL POTATO CENTER   (Kenya)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Phytophthora infestans; R genes; Solanum tuberosum; Tuber blight; Tuber blight prediction; US 1 genotype

Indexed keywords

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 54249124087     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.43.5.1501     Document Type: Article

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