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Emergence of new virulent populations of apple scab from nonagricultural disease reservoirs.
The New phytologist - 1 Feb 2016
Lemaire Christophe, De Gracia Marie, Leroy Thibault, Michalecka Monika, Lindhard-Pedersen Hanne, Guerin Fabien, Gladieux Pierre, Le Cam Bruno
Abstract excerpt
Plant pathogens adapt readily to new crop varieties in agrosystems, and it is crucial to understand the factors underlying the epidemic spread of new virulent strains if we are to develop more efficient strategies to control them. In this study we used multilocus microsatellite typing, molecular epidemiology tools and a large collection of isolates from cultivated, wild and ornamental apples to investigate the...
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