We presented the history of the potato and its importance as food and possible solutins of modern science for the problems that limit the production and quality of potato. Infections represent a huge problem, among them virus infections that can reduce the production up to 100%.
F.30 Professional assessment of the situation
COBISS.SI-ID: 31904301The young researcher Polona Kogovsek (NIB) defended her doctoral thesis on 2010 under the mentorship of Dr Maja Ravnikar (NIB), both members of the project research group. The doctorate was focused on the PVY virus and its interaction with potato plant, involving techniques such as microarrays and qPCR. The results of the project have contributed to the high quality of the doctorate and excellent publications.
D.09 Tutoring for postgraduate students
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