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Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the And...

Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the And...

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Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

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Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

Publisher

United States: National Academy of Sciences

Journal title

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2014-06, Vol.111 (24), p.8791-8796

Language

English

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United States: National Academy of Sciences

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Contents

Phytophthora infestans is a destructive plant pathogen best known for causing the disease that triggered the Irish potato famine and remains the most costly potato pathogen to manage worldwide. Identification of P. infestan ’s elusive center of origin is critical to understanding the mechanisms of repeated global emergence of this pathogen. There a...

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Irish potato famine pathogen Phytophthora infestans originated in central Mexico rather than the Andes

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4066499

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4066499

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ISSN

0027-8424

E-ISSN

1091-6490

DOI

10.1073/pnas.1401884111

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