| Solanum demissum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. demissum |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum demissum | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Solanum demissum is a species of wild potato in the family Solanaceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala. [1] It has been extensively used as a source of alleles for resistance to Phytophthora infestans , the cause of late potato blight, to improve the domestic potato Solanum tuberosum . [2] [3]
This species or S. stoloniferum may be used to replace cultivated potato due to their superior disease resistance. [4] [5]