TRANSCRIPTIONAL AND FUNCTIONAL PREDICTORS OF VIRUS-INDUCED TUBER NECROSIS IN POTATO (Solanum tuberosum)
The experimental units are single potted potato plants of PVY-susceptible cultivar Russet Burbank grown under controlled greenhouse conditions. PVY strain is the sole treatment factor. To delineate possible differences and commonalities between PVY strains, the strain factor was tested for differences in potato response to inoculation with PVY-NTN, PVY-NWilga, or PVY-O. Mock inoculation was performed with sodium phosphate buffer as a control.