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Identification of candidate genes involved in Witches' broom disease resistance in a segregating mapping population of Theobroma cacao L. in Brazil.
BMC genomics - 11 Feb 2016
Royaert Stefan, Jansen Johannes, da Silva Daniela Viana, de Jesus Branco Samuel Martins, Livingstone Donald S, Mustiga Guiliana, Marelli Jean-Philippe, Araújo Ioná Santos, Corrêa Ronan Xavier, Motamayor Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Witches' broom disease (WBD) caused by the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa is responsible for considerable economic losses for cacao producers. One of the ways to combat WBD is to plant resistant cultivars. Resistance may be governed by a few genetic factors, mainly found in wild germplasm. RESULTS: We developed a dense genetic linkage map with a length of 852.8 cM that contains 3,526 SNPs and is...
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