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Clonality in South African isolates and evidence for a European origin of the root pathogen Thielaviopsis basicola.
Mycological research - 1 Mar 2006
Geldenhuis Maria M, Roux Jolanda, Cilliers André J, Wingfield Brenda D, Wingfield Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Thielaviopsis basicola is a soil-borne fungal pathogen with a wide host range and a cosmopolitan distribution. It causes disease on many agricultural crops, and in South Africa is the causal agent of black pod rot of groundnuts and black root rot on chicory. Knowledge of the population diversity of T. basicola could provide valuable information regarding management strategies, the possible movement, origin, and...
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