| Summary: | Evaluation of the Resistance of some Varieties of Biological Potato to the Mildew Phytophthora infestans. To control the mildew, in particular in biological productions, the varietal resistance of potato could be an advantage to associate with other cultural measurements. For this purpose, sixteen varieties potentially interesting in conventional and biological production were tested with regard to the mildew. Eleven varieties were subscribed in the list A (Alaska, Arinda, Baraka, Fabula, Liseta, Mondial, Platina, Safrane, Santana, Spunta and Timate) and five are in the process of evaluation (Carréra, Cicéro, Derby, Vivaldi, and Voyager). It seemed that the mildew affected all the tested varieties. However, some of them appeared more tolerant than others. Indeed, the Derby and Voyager varieties revealed to be able to delay the starting of the disease of one month. Cicéro, Vivaldi and Timate could delay the development of mildew disease of twelve days, relatively to its appearance on susceptible varieties. Furthermore, the foliar level of destruction remained very limited compared to that on susceptible varieties and not exceed 10% for Timate. The varieties Fabula, Liséta, Carréra, Mondial, Spunta, Platina, Safrane, Arinda, Santana and Baraka showed an early and fast starting of the epidemy. In addition, the tolerance or varietal resistance could not resolve the problem when tubers are affected, since a relatively weak rate of leaves contamination is enough to cause a very important economic loss on the tubers.
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