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Mutations in a beta-tubulin confer resistance of Gibberella zeae to benzimidazole fungicides.
Phytopathology - 1 Dec 2009
Chen Chang-Jun, Yu Jun-Jie, Bi Chao-Wei, Zhang Yan-Nan, Xu Jian-Qiang, Wang Jian-Xin, Zhou Ming-Guo
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ABSTRACT Wheat head blight caused by Gibberella zeae (anamorph: Fusarium graminearum) is a threat to food safety in China because of mycotoxin contamination of the harvested grain, the frequent occurrence of the disease, and the failure of chemical control in some areas due to benzimidazole resistance in the pathogen population. The molecular resistance mechanism, however, of G. zeae to benzimidazole fungicides...
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