An ephemeral sexual population of Phytophthora infestans in the Northeastern United States and Canada.

Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight disease, has been reported in North America since the mid-nineteenth century. In the United States the lack of or very limited sexual reproduction has resulted in largely clonal populations of P. infestans. In 2010 and 2011, but not in 2012 or...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Danies, Kevin Myers, María F Mideros, Silvia Restrepo, Frank N Martin, David E L Cooke, Christine D Smart, Jean B Ristaino, Abby J Seaman, Beth K Gugino, Niklaus J Grünwald, William E Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4281225?pdf=render