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Transcriptome and hormone profiling reveals Eucalyptus grandis defence responses against Chrysoporthe austroafricana.
BMC genomics - 18 Apr 2015
Mangwanda Ronishree, Myburg Alexander A, Naidoo Sanushka
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BACKGROUND: Eucalyptus species and interspecific hybrids exhibit valuable growth and wood properties that make them a highly desirable commodity. However, these trees are challenged by a wide array of biotic stresses during their lifetimes. The Eucalyptus grandis reference genome sequence provides a resource to study pest and pathogen defence mechanisms in long-lived woody plants. E. grandis trees are generally...
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