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Title: POTATO DISEASE RESISTANCE

Author
item Navarre, Duroy - Roy
item Mayo, David
item Collins, Harold

Submitted to: Potato Progress
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/1/2002
Publication Date: 12/15/2002
Citation: Navarre, D.A., Mayo, D., Collins, H.P. 2002. Potato disease resistance. Potato Progress. Vol. 13:1-2.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The potential to use systemic acquired resistance for disease control in potato is discussed. The mechanism of how SAR works in plants is described. Potato was found to have high salicylic acid levels in all tissues examined. The defense gene PR-1 was constitutively expressed in potato, in contrast to other plants.