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Screening potato clones for resistance to dry rot (Fusarium solani var coeruleum)
Author(s) -
JELLIS G. J.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1975.tb01659.x
Subject(s) - biology , dry rot , cultivar , fusarium solani , horticulture , resistance (ecology) , agronomy , botany
SUMMARY A modification of the Boyd method is described in which cores of potato tissue are used instead of whole tubers. This reduces the space required for incubation, permits good control of the environment and eliminates the need to sacrifice valuable seed material. The method was used for testing the resistance of sixteen cultivars of potato on five occasions over two seasons.