Project Number: 1275-21000-190-05
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: May 01, 2004
End Date: Apr 30, 2009

Objective:
Evaluate diploid and tetraploid potato germplasm for resistance to early blight and late blight.

Approach:
Replicated traits will be planted in non-commercial potato production areas in Pennsylvania and artificially inoculated 8-10 weeks after planting to induce either late blight or early blight epidemics. Plants will be scored weekly for percent infected foliage during the course of the epidemic.