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Genetic structure and population dynamics of a heteroecious plant pathogen Melampsora larici-epitea in short-rotation coppice willow plantations.
Molecular ecology - 1 Jul 2009
Bayon Carlos, Pei Ming H, Ruiz Carmen, Hunter Tom, Karp Angela, Tubby Ian
Abstract excerpt
Complex life strategies are common among plant pathogens belonging to rust fungi (Uredinales). The heteroecious willow rust Melampsora larici-epitea produces five spore stages and alternates on larch (Larix). To shed light on the epidemiology of this pathogen, amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs) were used to determine the genetic diversity and genetic structure of rust samples collected from coppice...
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