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Name ONE Australian plant and ONE viral or fungal pathogen that invades this plant.

Describe how the plant named responds to the pathogen

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Answer:

Common Name: Potato Plant; Scientific Name: Ipomoea costata

Fungal Pathogen: Phytophthora Infestans

Step-by-step explanation:

Late Blight (or Potato Blight).

The specific response of potato plant is that their pattern recognition receptors can recognize beta-glucans that is present on the phytophthora infestans’ cell wall.

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