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Support for the 'out-of-Southeast Asia' hypothesis for the origin of Australian populations of Radopholus similis (Cobb, 1893) (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae).
Systematic parasitology - 1 Nov 2010
Tan Matthew, Cobon Jennifer, Aitken Elizabeth, Cook Lyn G
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Radopholus similis is one of the world's ten most economically important plant-parasitic nematodes. It is especially a problem in banana cultivation, where the nematodes' feeding reduces yields and causes toppling disease. It has been suggested that the genus Radopholus Thorne, 1949 might have an Australian origin, but the native range of R. similis (Cobb, 1893) is not well known. Here we undertake a...
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