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Assessment of diversity and genetic relationships of Neonectria ditissima: the causal agent of fruit tree canker.
Hereditas - 1 Jan 2016
Ghasemkhani Marjan, Garkava-Gustavsson Larisa, Liljeroth Erland, Nybom Hilde
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BACKGROUND: Neonectria ditissima is one of the most important fungal pathogens of apple trees, where it causes fruit tree canker. Information about the amount and partitioning of genetic variation of this fungus could be helpful for improving orchard management strategies and for breeding apple cultivars with high levels of genetically determined resistance. In this study single-spore Neonectria isolates...
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