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| Plant Pathology and Weed Research |
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| Head:
Leah Tsror, Ph.D.
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| Areas of Expertise - Potato diseases
- Soil-borne diseases
- Verticillium wilt
- Soil disinfestation
- Disease control in organic crops
- Disease diagnosis
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| Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
(see the Hebrew version for details on specific procedures) |
| Potato diseases (descriptions, illustrations, and control methods):
Aerial Stem Rot
Black Dot, Colletotrichum coccodes
Blackleg and Tuber Soft Rot
Black Scurf, Rhizoctonia Canker
Common Scab, Streptomyces scabies
Deep Pitted Scab, Streptomyces spp
Early Blight, Alternaria solani
Leak, Pythium ultimum
PLRV, Potato Leafroll Virus
Powdery Scab, Spongospora subterranea
PVX, Potato Virus X
PVY, Potato Virus Y
Verticillium Wilt, Verticillium dahliae |
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| Researchers |
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Research Interests /
Job description |
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| Raanan Hagai, Ph.D. |
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| Tsror Leah, Ph.D. |
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Host-Pathogen Interaction
Epidemiology & Control of Soil-borne Pathogens
Potato Diseases
Verticillium Wilt
Development of Disease Diagnostic Methods
http://itunes.apple.com/il/app/potato-pests/id548936298?mt=8 |
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