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Magnaporthe oryzae populations adapted to finger millet and rice exhibit distinctive patterns of genetic diversity, sexuality and host interaction.
Molecular biotechnology - 1 Feb 2012
Takan J P, Chipili J, Muthumeenakshi S, Talbot N J, Manyasa E O, Bandyopadhyay R, Sere Y, Nutsugah S K, Talhinhas P, Hossain M, Brown A E, Sreenivasaprasad S
Abstract excerpt
In this study, host-specific forms of the blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were characterised from distinct cropping locations using a combination of molecular and biological assays. Finger millet blast populations in East Africa revealed a continuous genetic variation pattern and lack of clonal lineages, with a wide range of haplotypes. M. oryzae populations lacked the grasshopper...
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