Efficiency and precision in plant breeding can be enhanced by using diagnostic DNA-based
markers for the selection of superior cultivars. This technique has been applied to many …

The oomycete Phytophthora infestans causes late blight of potato, which can completely
destroy the crop. Therefore, for the past 160 years, late blight has been the most important …

Following the often short-lived protection that major nucleotide binding, leucine-rich-repeat
(NB-LRR) resistance genes offer against the potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans, field …

Late blight caused by the oomycete fungus Phytophthora infestans (Pi) is the most serious
obstacle to potato (Solanum tuberosum) production in the world. A super race isolate …

Phytophthora infestans causes an economically important disease of potato called late
blight. The epidemic is controlled chemically but resistant potatoes can become an …

Cultivating resistant varieties of potato is the most effective and environmentally safe method
of protecting against pests and diseases that affect potato crops. Therefore, potato breeding …

Late blight is the most destructive potato disease, and there is consequently strong market
demand for disease-resistant cultivars. However, potato resistance to P. infestans is strongly …

This chapter presents a summary of research on potato's resistance to its most devastating
pathogen, Phytophthora infestans. The chapter begins by focusing on the infamous …

Most characters relevant for the development of commercial potato varieties are complex,
meaning that they are controlled by multiple genetic and environmental factors. Over the …

The R1 gene for resistance to oomycete Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, the causal
agent of late blight disease of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.), was initially identified in S …