Short communication: Local infection of opium poppy leaves by Peronospora somniferi sporangia can give rise to systemic infections and seed infection in resistant cultivars

Short communication: Local infection of opium poppy leaves by Peronospora somniferi sporangia can give rise to systemic infections and seed infection in resistant cultivars

Downy mildew (DM) of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) caused by Peronospora somniferi is one of the most destructive diseases of this crop due to the systemic nature of infection as compared with local infections caused by Peronospora meconopsidis, the other downy mildew pathogen of this crop. We de...

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Main Authors: Miguel Montes-Borrego, Francisco J. Muñoz-Ledesma, Rafael M. Jiménez-Díaz, Blanca B. Landa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) 2017-12-01
Series:Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research
Subjects:
Peronospora meconopsidis
disease resistance screening
downy mildew
inoculum source
seed transmission
Online Access:http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/sjar/article/view/10864

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