Nucleic Acid Analysis of Black Dot infected Russet Norkotah Potato as Influenced by Environmental Potassium

Authors

Mason Kearns, Brigham Young University
Dr. Brad Geary, Brigham Young University

Keywords

nucleic acid, black dot, russet Norkotah potato, environmental potassium

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

Abstract

The purpose of our project was first to apply polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology in quantifying the infection levels of a disease in potato, and also to determine the result of varying potassium nutrition on fungal infection levels. The method currently used to assay infection is the root colonization assay (RCA) which produces less accurate results than PCR quantification. We hypothesized that a Potassium concentration of 80mg/L would be most beneficial for resisting the pathogen. The project began in January 2009, finished in May 2009 and was presented at the 2009 annual American Phytopathological Society meeting in Portland Oregon in the form of an oral presentation.

Recommended Citation

Kearns, Mason and Geary, Dr. Brad (2013) "Nucleic Acid Analysis of Black Dot infected Russet Norkotah Potato as Influenced by Environmental Potassium," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1578.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1578