The scientists suspected that a four-gene cluster in the wild potato species Solanum bulbocastanum was responsible for its resistance to blight. They cloned the genes and spliced one gene into ...

The protective gene was found in a species of wild potato called Solanum bulbocastanum. Scientists believe the plant co-evolved in Mexico alongside late blight, and developed a strain that was immune ...

The genes were obtained from the wild relatives of the Irish Potato from South America--Solanum bulbocastanum and Solanum venturii. Potato tubers, which were planted at the Institute, ...