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Diseases

Potato late blight

Solanum tuberosum L.

A dangerous disease caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, which affects potato foliage and tubers. It is characterized by high genetic variability of the pathogen and the presence of vertical resistance based on R-genes.

In the reference 1 396 varieties crop Potato, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is Phytophthora infestans, which affects all plant organs. On the foliage, symptoms appear in the second half of the growing season as brown spots with a characteristic white fungal growth under high humidity. Infected tubers become covered with firm, sunken spots with a rusty-brown dry rot in the flesh.

Pathogen populations include complex races with multiple virulence genes capable of overcoming the resistance provided by R1, R2, R3, and other genes. In potato breeding, a distinction is made between vertical resistance, based on R-genes from wild species, and horizontal polygenic resistance, which restricts disease development regardless of the race composition of the pathogen.

General information about the subject — on the page Late blight.

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Varieties of Potato mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Brianna

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Stet Holland B.V.

NL
8 records

Buster

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Teagasc Crops Research Centre

IE
8 records

Beyonce

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kweek-en Researchbedrijf Agrico B.V., Netherlands

NL
9 records

Bellinda

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Heinrich Böhm

NL
9 records

Axenia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Winfried Lange, Frank Lange

DE
9 records

Apache

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Zella J. Doig

NL
10 records

Anouk

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kweek- en Researchbedrijf Agrico B.V.

NL
8 records

Adato

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Lantmõnnen Seed B.V.

NL
8 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Science, North Dakota State University

6 records

Tempora

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH

CZ DE NL SK
6 records

Sanira

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Nordkartoffel Zuchtgesellschaft mbH, Ebstorf (DE)

DE FR HR PL
7 records

Procura

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PRUMMEL J.

EE FR NL SE
7 records

Promesse

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PRUMMEL J.

FR IE NL SE
5 records

O'sirene

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Federation des Syndicats Bretons (FR)

DK ES FR NL
7 records

Prevalent

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

PRUMMEL (NL)

FR LV NL SE
6 records

Kartel

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kweekinstituut KARNA (NL)

DE FR NL PL
5 records

Favorita

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

MEVR. A.G. EDZES-TILMA /J. ELZINGA

BE FR IT NL
6 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kartoffelzucht Böhm Ing. Gebrüder Böhm K.G.

AT DE FR SK
5 records

Eldorado

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Van Rijn France

FR HR NL
8 records

Defender

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

University of Idaho

BE NL
6 records

Wotan

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Niederösterreichische Saatbaugenossenschaft reg.Gen.m.b.H.

AT DK FR
7 records

Wilja

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SOLTAU| Raiffeisen Centralheide eG

DE IE NL
7 records

Vindika

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

VERENIGDE KWEEKBEDRIJVEN (NL)

DE FR IE
10 records

Rubis

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Federation des Syndicats Bretons (FR)

ES FR PT
7 records

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