Sheath blight of rice, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is one of the most devastating rice diseases worldwide. No rice cultivar has been found to be completely resistant to this fungus. Identifying antioxidant enzymes activities (activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT)) and malondialdehyde content (MDA) responding to sheath blight infestation is imperative to ...

Background . Late blight (agent: Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary) is one of the most destructive diseases for potato. The climate conditions in northwest Russia are very favorable annual late infestation. Spreading pathogen leads to significant harvest losses. A promising breeding strategy expand genetic diversity resistance sources. Materials and methods Resistance experimental hybrid c...

Improving host resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans) has been a major concern of potato breeders since the Irish famine 1840s. Since then, number resistant (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars have developed using both conventional and molecular techniques. However, did not last long broke down due emergence more virulent races Phytophthora infestans. This perspective paper presents st...

Fungicide difenoconazole is applied for field treatment to protect potato and tomato against early blight, caused by the Alternaria fungi. It is practically important to estimate the impact of difenoconazole application against late blight pathogen Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary because of early and late blight often come together on potato. Effect of fungicide difenoconazole on the rad...

Tomato late blight caused by Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary, also known as the Irish famine pathogen, is one of the most destructive plant diseases. Wild relatives of tomato possess useful resistance genes against this disease, and could therefore be used in breeding to improve cultivated varieties. In the genome of a wild relative of tomato, Solanum habrochaites accession LA1777, we id...

Late blight, a disease caused by oomycota, Phytophthora infestans, is greater threat to the potato crop than any other in Mauritius. This remains most challenging manage once symptoms have appeared, thus requiring rapid detection for effective management. The aim of this study was compare different methods early causal agent late blight. Conventional culture-based involved direct isolation P. i...