Introgression of Two Broad-Spectrum Late Blight Resistance Genes, Rpi-Blb1 and Rpi-Blb3, From Solanum bulbocastanum Dun Plus Race-Specific R Genes Into Potato Pre-breeding Lines

There is a wealth of resistance genes in the Mexican wild relative of cultivated Solanum, but very few of these species are sexually compatible with cultivated Solanum tuberosum. The most devastating disease of potato is late blight caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans (Pi). The wild hexapl...

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Main Authors: Elena Rakosy-Tican, Ramona Thieme, Janine König, Marion Nachtigall, Thilo Hammann, Tunde-Eva Denes, Klaudia Kruppa, Márta Molnár-Láng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.00699/full