Biology:Solanum berthaultii

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Solanum

Solanum berthaultii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Solanum
Species:
S. berthaultii
Binomial name
Solanum berthaultii
Hawkes
Synonyms[1]

Solanum berthaultii (syn. Solanum tarijense) is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae, native to Bolivia and northwestern Argentina.[1] It is being extensively studied for its resistance to Phytophthora infestans, the late potato blight, and for other traits to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Solanum berthaultii Hawkes". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:238416-2. 
  2. Rauscher, G. M.; Smart, C. D.; Simko, I.; Bonierbale, M.; Mayton, H.; Greenland, A.; Fry, W. E. (2006). "Characterization and mapping of R Pi-ber, a novel potato late blight resistance gene from Solanum berthaultii". Theoretical and Applied Genetics 112 (4): 674–687. doi:10.1007/s00122-005-0171-4. PMID 16402191. 

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