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Genetic differentiation and spatial structure of Geosmithia morbida, the causal agent of thousand cankers disease in black walnut (Juglans nigra).
Current genetics - 1 May 2014
Hadziabdic Denita, Vito Lisa M, Windham Mark T, Pscheidt Jay W, Trigiano Robert N, Kolarik Miroslav
Abstract excerpt
The main objectives of this study were to evaluate genetic composition of Geosmithia morbida populations in the native range of black walnut and provide a better understanding regarding demography of the pathogen. The fungus G. morbida, and the walnut twig beetle, Pityophthorus juglandis, have been associated with a disease complex of black walnut (Juglans nigra) known as thousand cankers disease (TCD). The...
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