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Blight map reveals evolution of potato disease in Europe

Blight map reveals evolution of potato disease in Europe

Late blight genotype 2016 samples (courtesy Euroblight website)
"The pathogen population is constantly evolving which can challenge the effectiveness of disease management practices"
Potato plant affected by late blight (c) James Hutton Institute

An international consortium including the James Hutton Institute which tracks the European spatial distribution of Phytophthora infestans, the plant pathogen responsible for potato late blight, has updated the distribution of the pathogen by adding new data that visualises the distribution and diversity of dominant clones in the 2016 crop. The results reveal widespread infection by 2 new clones and novel genetically diverse isolates in some regions.

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This article was originally posted by The James Hutton Institute