DNA wart disease unravelled

Wageningen University has again been successful in forcing a breakthrough in the DNA research of a formidable adversary of the potato. Researchers of Plant Research International (PRI) have, in fact, very recently managed to isolate DNA from the causer of wart disease. This involves the soil fungus Synchytrium endobioticum. According to scientists, the unravelling of the DNA of this fungus is an important step forward in the research on sustainable control of wart disease in potatoes.