Noncommercial varieties of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) harbor genetic potential for
improvements of disease resistance and abiotic stress tolerance in commercial potato …

Late blight is the most devastating disease of the potato crop that can be effectively
managed by growing resistant cultivars. Introgression of resistance (R) genes/quantitative …

Late blight (LB) of potato is considered one of the most devastating plant diseases in the
world. Most cultivated potatoes are susceptible to this disease. However, wild relatives of …

Stacking (pyramiding) several resistance genes of diverse race specificity in one and the
same plant by hybridization provides for high and durable resistance to major diseases …

The potato originated in southern Peru and north-western Bolivia (South America). However,
native accessions have also been cultivated in India for many years. Late blight, caused by …

Late blight (LB) caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary is the
greatest threat to potato production worldwide. Current potato breeding for LB resistance …

The late blight disease can be managed by introduction of resistance (R) genes from the
wild Solanum species into the cultivated potato. The R genes are mostly comprised of the …

At the end of the 1920s, Vavilov organized several potato-collecting missions in South and
Central America. Vavilov and his colleagues, Juzepczuk and Bukasov, participated in these …

Potato is the third most important food crop in the world and is crucial to ensure food
security. However, increasing biotic and abiotic stresses jeopardize its stable production …

The book delves into post-genomics advances in potato improvement since the potato
genome sequencing in 2011. It includes recent developments in the field of potato genetic …