Physiological and molecular mechanisms associated with potato tuber dormancy.

Tuber dormancy is an important physiological trait that impacts post-harvest storage and end-use qualities of potatoes. Overall, dormancy regulation of potato tubers is a complex process driven by genetic as well as environmental factors. Elucidation of the molecular and physiological mechanisms that influence different dormancy stages of tubers has wider potato breeding and industry-relevant implications.

The Fungal Pathogen Induces Damaging Cankers in Multiple Domestic Species.

is internationally recognized as a destructive pathogen of chestnut species. Primarily associated with nut rot, it has also been associated with branch and stem cankers of chestnut and as an endophyte of multiple additional hardwood species. The present study evaluated implications of the recently reported United States presence of the pathogen for domestic species.