Persistence of the mitochondrial lineage responsible for the Irish potato famine in extant new world phytophthora infestans
The plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans emerged in Europe in 1845, triggering the Irish potato famine and massive European potato crop losses that continued until effective fungicides were widely employed in the 20th century. Today the pathogen is ubiquitous, with more aggressive and virulent stra...
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Format: | Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10226 |