Pathogens which threaten food security: Phytophthora infestans, the potato late blight pathogen

J Yuen - Food Security, 2021 - Springer
Potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is a critical disease of potato and other
solanaceous crops, such as tomato. The history of late blight is, in some ways, the history of …

Phytophthora: an underestimated threat to agriculture, forestry, and natural ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa

T Bose, CFJ Spies, A Hammerbacher… - Mycological Progress, 2023 - Springer
Phytophthora species are highly destructive plant pathogens and pose a significant threat to
plants in various ecosystems, including agriculture, forest plantations, and natural …

Genetic structure and population diversity of Phytophthora infestans strains in Pacific western Canada

S Babarinde, RR Burlakoti, RD Peters… - Applied Microbiology …, 2024 - Springer
Late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans is an economically important disease of potato
and tomato worldwide. In Canada, an increase in late blight incidence and severity …

Genetic diversity and gene flow amongst admixed populations of Ganoderma boninense, causal agent of basal stem rot in African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) …

WC Wong, HJ Tung, MN Fadhilah, F Midot, SYL Lau… - Mycologia, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In 1911 and 1917, the first commercial plantings of African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.)
were made in Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. In less than 15 years, basal stem …

Highly Diverse Phytophthora infestans Populations Infecting Potato Crops in Pskov Region, North-West Russia

E Runno-Paurson, CA Agho, N Zoteyeva, M Koppel… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is limited understanding of the genetic variability in Phytophthora infestans in the
major potato cultivation region of north-western Russia, where potato is grown primarily by …

Distribution of major clonal lineages EU_13_A2, EU_2_A1, and EU_23_A1 of Phytophthora infestans associated with potato late blight across crop seasons and …

L Beninal, Z Bouznad, R Corbière, S Belkhiter… - Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potato is one of the most important agricultural crops in Algeria and worldwide. Each year,
potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans, is responsible for significant damage …

Population structure of Phytophthora infestans collected on potato and tomato in Italy

AC Saville, F La Spada, R Faedda, Q Migheli… - Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans is a disease of potato and
tomato of worldwide relevance and is widespread throughout Europe and the …

Phosphite protects against potato and tomato late blight in tropical climates and has varying toxicity depending on the Phytophthora infestans isolate

T Mulugeta, K Abreha, H Tekie, B Mulatu, M Yesuf… - Crop Protection, 2019 - Elsevier
Late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans is one of the most severe
diseases of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.). In this …

Comparative Phenotypic and Agronomic Assessment of Transgenic Potato with 3R-Gene Stack with Complete Resistance to Late Blight Disease

AA Byarugaba, G Baguma, DM Jjemba, AK Faith… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A potato transgenic event was shown to have complete resistance to late
blight, and no other biologically significant differences with the original variety it derives …

The Variability of Phytophthora infestans Isolates Collected from Estonian Islands in the Baltic Sea

E Runno-Paurson, CA Agho, H Nassar… - Plant …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Knowledge of a pathogen's genetic variability and population structure is of great
importance to effective disease management. In this study, 193 isolates of Phytophthora …