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Lithuanian Populations of Phytophthora infestans Revealed a High Phenotypic Diversity

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This is the first characterisation of Lithuanian populations of Phytophthora infestans with mating type and virulence on a differential set of 11 R genes of Solanum demissum. The sensitivity to metalaxyl was also determined. In 2010–2012, 93 Phytophthora infestans isolates, collected from all over Lithuania, showed quite high and stable frequency of A2 mating type. On 45% of all studied potato fields, both mating types were recorded, suggesting sexual reproduction of P. infestans and possible oospore production in Lithuanian potato fields. Fourteen metalaxyl-resistant isolates were found among 71 isolates in the current study period, and sensitive isolates prevailed in all three years. Amongst the studied 70 isolates, 38 avirulence pathotypes were found. The Lithuanian race structure was highly diverse and complex (the average number of missing avirulence factors per isolate was 7.2). Most pathotypes were unique, appearing only once, and the four most common pathotypes comprised only 34% of the population.

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  1. Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 1, Tartu, 51014, Estonia

    Eve Runno-Paurson, Merili Hansen, Alice Aav & Ingrid H Williams

  2. Institute of Agriculture, Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Instituto, ave. 1, Akademija, Kédainiai distr., Lithuania

    Antanas Ronis

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Runno-Paurson, E., Ronis, A., Hansen, M. et al. Lithuanian Populations of Phytophthora infestans Revealed a High Phenotypic Diversity. J Plant Dis Prot 122, 57–65 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03356532

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