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There are two kinds of pathogenic races: those that interact differentially with varieties of the host plant, and those that do not. There are two kinds of resistance in the host: vertical resistance, when varieties of the host interact differentially with races of the pathogen, and horizontal resistance, when differential interaction is absent. There are two kinds of pathogenicity, defined here as virulence and aggressiveness, differentially interacting races differing in virulence, other races in aggressiveness. In relation to strong resistance genes, unnecessary virulence in a race reduces its fitness to survive and, with obligate parasites, also its aggressiveness; i.e. with obligate parasites unnecessary virulence and aggressiveness appear to be negatively correlated.
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Er zijn twee soorten van pathogene fysio's: die welke interactie, vertonen met rassen van de waardplant, en die welke dat niet doen. Er zijn twee soorten resistentie in de waardplant: verticale resistentie, wanneer rassen van de waardplant verschillend reageren op fysio's van het pathogeen, en horizontale resistentie, wanneer dit niet het geval is. Er zijn twee soorten pathogeniteit, hier omschreven als virulentie en agressiviteit; de eerstgenoemde fysio's verschillen in virulentie, andere fysio's in agressiviteit. In verband met sterke resistentiegenen reduceert onnodige virulentie in een fysio de overlevingskans en, bij obligate parasieten, ook de agressiviteit; dit wil zeggen dat bij obligate parasieten onnodige virulentie en agressiviteit negatief gecorreleerd zijn.
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van der Plank, J.E. Pathogenic races, host resistance, and an analysis of pathogenicity. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 75, 45–52 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02137192
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