The potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida overcomes major potato resistance through selection on standing variation at a single locus
Arno S. Schaveling, Dennie te Molder, Paul Heeres, Joris J.M. van Steenbrugge, Stefan J.S. van de Ruitenbeek, C.C. van Schaik, S.J.J. van den Elsen, Geert Smant, Mark G. Sterken
This study identifies a single virulence locus in Globodera pallida that drives resistance breakdown in potato plants through negative selection on an avirulence gene.
New Phytologist · Jan 6, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics