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Colonization of spinach by Verticillium dahliae and effects of pathogen localization on the efficacy of seed treatments.
Phytopathology - 1 Mar 2013
Maruthachalam Karunakaran, Klosterman Steven J, Anchieta Amy, Mou Beiquan, Subbarao Krishna V
Abstract excerpt
Verticillium wilt on spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is caused by the soilborne fungus Verticillium dahliae. The pathogen is seedborne and transmission through seed is a major concern because of the dispersal of the pathogen to areas where fresh and processing spinach crops are grown in rotation with susceptible crops. Reduction in seedborne inoculum minimizes pathogen spread; therefore, knowledge of pathogen...
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