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Phytophthora infestans

NOUN
  1. fungus causing late blight in solanaceous plants especially tomatoes and potatoes

How To Use Phytophthora infestans In A Sentence

  • The oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans is the causal agent of potato late blight, one of the most devastating diseases of potato worldwide.
  • This blight was caused by a fungus, Phytophthora infestans, and its effect, where it took hold, was to destroy crops almost completely, leaving farmers with nothing but stinking black rotten remains of the tubers.
  • Molecular characterization and functional analyses of effectors from the oomycete plant pathogen Phytophthora infestans with particular emphasis on host-translocated Naturejobs - All Jobs
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