Evaluating the Use of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to Detect Phytophthora infestans in Field-infected Potato and Tomato Tissue

NYS IPM Type: Project ReportThe 1997 growing season was conducive for late blight (Phytophthora infestans) development on tomato and potato in New York State. Western and Central New York regions were hardest hit. Late blight on home garden tomatoes was epidemic in Erie County, New York