48th TWC, Tob. Work. Conf., 2018, abstr. 40
Characterizing the adaption of Pytophthora nicotianae to partial resistance in tobacco
North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC USA
Phytophthora nicotianae causes tobacco black shank worldwide. The ability of P. nicotianae to rapidly overcome single-gene resistance was documented following the widespread deployment of the Php gene in tobacco cultivars in the 1990s. Increased...