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Systems of designation of pathotypes of plant pathogens 1 2
Author(s) -
LIMPERT E.,
CLIFFORD B. C.,
DREISEITL A.,
JOHNSON R.,
MÜLLER K.,
ROELFS A.,
WELLINGS C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1994.tb01053.x
Subject(s) - virulence , notation , variety (cybernetics) , biology , computer science , mathematics , arithmetic , genetics , statistics , gene
A variety of systems of designation has evolved to name pathotypes of plant pathogens. The systems were evaluated to determine those best suited for particular purposes. Virulence and avirulence/virulence formulae of pathotypes have advantage over the use of consecutive numbers or letters given in chronological order of pathotype discovery. As soon as pathotype information exceeds a certain level of complexity, mathematical codes are most advantageous, in particular two codes, octal notation and coded triplets. A more universal adoption of the most appropriate codes is recommended to ease communication and comparisons of results.