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The susceptibility to soft rot caused byErwinia carotovora subsp.atroseptica of five potato cultivars and potato clones from the potato breeding programme at Jôgeva Plant Breeding Institute was assessed in a laboratory test. Three test methods were used: a single site inoculation, vacuum infiltration and slice inoculation. The severity of the disease varied widely with the different methods, which gave different cultivar rankings.
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Koppel, M. Methods of assessing potato tubers for resistance to bacterial soft rot. Potato Res 36, 183–188 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02360526
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