Abstract

A total of 401 isolates of Phytophthora infestans were collected from eight Asian regions (Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal, China and Japan) between 1992 and 2000 – 318 from potato and 83 from tomato. The isolates were analysed for mating type, metalaxyl resistance, RG57 fingerprinting, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotype and the polymorphism of three allozyme loci, i.e. glucose‐6‐phosphate isomerase (Gpi), peptidase (Pep) and malic enzyme (Me). The isolates were multilocus‐genotyped based on RFLP (RG57) fingerprint, dilocus allozyme genotype, mtDNA haplotype and mating type. Twenty multilocus genotypes were identified among 125 isolates. Of these genotypes, 14 had not been previously reported. Some of the multilocus genotypes were common to isolates from several geographical regions, suggesting migration. The metalaxyl‐resistant isolates belonged to the multilocus genotypes JP‐1, JP‐2, and JP‐3. Multilocus genotypes coexisting in a single field were found in following regions: Thailand (1994), central China (1996), Nepal (1997) and Japan (1998 and 2000). The possible origins of certain genotypes are discussed, including the possibility of sexual recombination within the P. infestans populations in Nepal and perhaps Thailand.

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