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World wide potato production has been increasing steadily, both in acreage and yield. The most rapid expansion has been in developing countries (CIP 1985). Part of the reason for the crop’s increased popularity is its high per acre yield in calories and nutritive value compared to cereals and pulses (Neiderhauser 1993). Bacterial wilt, also known as brown rot of potatoes, is a chronic problem in the tropics and sub-tropics, and often limits potato production in those areas. S. phureja has been a valuable source of resistance to the disease but this resistance is unfortunatly temperature sensitive and is best suited to higher elevations or cooler climates (French et al 1982).
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Laferriere, L.T., Helgeson, J.P., Allen, C. (1998). Solanum tuberosum — S. commersonii Somatic Hybrids are Resistant to Brown Rot Caused by Ralstonia solanacearum . In: Prior, P., Allen, C., Elphinstone, J. (eds) Bacterial Wilt Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03592-4_47
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