Studies of Potato Wart (Synchytrium endobioticum) Diesease

• A research was conducted in 2004-2005 about the effect of potato wart diease on yield and reaction of commercial potato varieties in Turkey.

• Results demonstrated that some commercial varieties called Latona, Provento and Van Gogh are tolerant, other varieteis are sensitive.

• In studies conducted to determine the scope of wart resistance in 2011-2012, Megusta vairetie have been identified as resistant..

• From year 2013, our general directorate and TÜBİTAK's support, studies about detemine wart resistance varietie with moleculer markers have been started.

• The researches still continues which are about local varieties that obtained from crossbreeding between tolerant and proprietary vaireties.

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