Syngenta lettuce ‘resists new downy mildew races’

Three new races of Bremia lactucae have been added to the official list of phytopathogens responsible for lettuce downy mildew, all of which are now covered by Syngenta varieties resistant to the strains.

The International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) listed races 38, 39 and 40 on 1 July 2023, following the highly damaging pathogens’ spread in several European countries,

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