Evidence for presence of the founder Ia mtDNA haplotype of Phytophthora infestans in 19th century potato tubers from the Rothamsted archives

Plant Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 492-500

  Ristaino, J B ^a   Hu, C H ^a   Fitt, B D L ^b,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Late blight; Oomycetes; Phytophthora infestans; Potato famine

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FAMINE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; HERBARIUM; MANURE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PATHOLOGY; POTATO; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SURVIVAL; TUBER;

EUROPE;

OOMYCETES; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84876811780     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2012.02680.x     Document Type: Article

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