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Production of Ascochyta rabiei lacking solanapyrone A toxin production.
Communications in agricultural and applied biological sciences - 1 Jan 2010
Zerroug M M, Mezaache S, Strange R N, Nicklin J
Abstract excerpt
Ascochyta rabiei, agent of Ascochyta blight of chickpea produces three toxins, Solanapyrones A, B and C of which solanapyrone A is the most toxic. All isolates of the fungus so far examined produce at least one of the Solanapyrone toxins, usually Solanapyrone A. The universality of solanapyrone production argues strongly for the importance of the toxins in virulence or pathogenicity. However, further evidence for...
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