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Molecular markers for the characterization of Brazilian Cercospora caricis isolates.
Current microbiology - 1 Mar 2001
Inglis P W, Teixeira E A, Ribeiro D M, Valadares-Inglis M C, Tigano M S, Mello S C
Abstract excerpt
Cercospora caricis is of interest as a potential mycoherbicide for control of purple nutsedge, Cyperus rotundus, which is considered to be the world's worst weed. The genetic variation of a collection of Brazilian Ce. caricis isolated from Cy. rotundus was analyzed by using RAPD, RFLP with a telomeric probe, [TTAGGG]18 and sequencing of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 regions of the ribosomal RNA gene. The Brazilian isolates...
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