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Solanum acaule
About
Solanum acaule is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae, native to Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. It is being extensively studied for its resistance to Phytophthora infestans (the cause of late potato blight), Potato leafroll virus, Potato virus X, Potato virus Y, potato cyst nematodes, and frost, in an effort to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum.
- Family
- Solanaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Solanum acaule
- Slug
- solanum-acaule
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Solanum
- Species
- acaule
- Wikidata QID
- Q309896
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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