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Diseases

Downy mildew of spinach

Spinacia oleracea L.

The most economically significant disease of spinach, caused by the obligate oomycete Peronospora effusa, characterized by high race variability and the necessity of using genetically resistant varieties.

In the reference 387 varieties crop Spinach, where this is mentioned in the description.

The causative agent of the disease is the obligate oomycete Peronospora effusa, which infects spinach exclusively. The main symptoms are light green or yellowish spots on the upper side of the leaves and a characteristic lilac-gray or grayish-purple felt-like growth on the underside. Under favorable conditions (temperature 7–15 °C and humidity above 85–95%), the affected tissues dry out, and the leaves curl and die.

The pathogen exhibits high variability, leading to the continuous emergence of new races, the number of which reached twenty by 2024 (Pe: 1–20). Race monitoring is carried out by the International Working Group on Peronospora (IWGP). Varietal resistance is based on major genes and is denoted in descriptions by the abbreviation Pe, where the range indicates the list of races to which a given variety possesses resistance.

General information about the subject — on the page Downy mildew.

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Varieties of Spinach 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.

Skipjack

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Galah

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

El Hayat

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

NL
4 records

El Horn

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
4 records

El Rumba

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
4 records

Cottonmouth

Application submitted

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Hyperion

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

SAKATA VEGETABLES EUROPE SAS

NL
2 records

Sportage

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Muska

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

ROYAL SEEDS S.R.L.

IT
2 records

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa w Ozarowie Mazowieckim Spolka z o.o.

PL UA
2 records

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Pop Vriend Research B.V.

NL
2 records

Goldenwhale

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Acrux

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Nunhems B.V.

NL
3 records

Basalt

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

KWS VEGETABLES B.V.

NL
2 records

Macaque

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

SP6111 RZ

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Hornbill

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Fluorite

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

KWS VEGETABLES B.V.

NL
2 records

Pheasant

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Matares

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

PV-1022

Active

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

KWS VEGETABLES B.V.

NL
2 records

Plover

Terminated

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

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