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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.

Roseval

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Federation des Syndicats Bretons (FR)

FR
2 records

Ruxandra

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

CHIRU SORIN CLAUDIUBOZESAN ION

RO
2 records

Rigonda

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts

LV
3 records

Regale

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Rima

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Rasant

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

VOGEL JOSEF| Dr. Josef Vogel

DE
4 records

Reza

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

J. Boer

NL
3 records

Radunia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

PL
9 records

Pomroll

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

BRETAGNE PLANTS INNOVATION S.A.S.

FR
4 records

Prelma

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Gunta Bebre

LV
3 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

HERMEZIU RADU

RO
3 records

Piwonia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Pogoria

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

PL
3 records

Pepino

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

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

AT
3 records

Piast

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Pomorsko Mazurska Hodowla Ziemniaka Sp.z o.o. z siedziba w Strzekecinie

PL
4 records

Petra

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

WALLMUELLER| Walter Wallmueller

DE
5 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Geersing Potatoes B.V.

NL
4 records

Oberon

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

PL
5 records

Nevena

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Vesa Velhartice a.s.

CZ
3 records

Nevskij

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Šiaurės-Vakarų ŽŪMTI

LT
3 records

Nola

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Aardappelkweek- en Selectiebedrijf Ijsselmeerpolders B.V.

NL
4 records

Nikkalyn

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Johan Martijn Kannegieter

NL
4 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

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

AT
2 records

Mogli

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Adolf Kellermann^^^Sanja Randjelovic

DE
3 records

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