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Selecting black-spot resistant papaya genotypes derived from backcrossing and hybrids.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR - 23 Feb 2017
Poltronieri T P S, Silveira S F, Vivas M, Santa Catarina R, Cortes D F M, Azevedo A O N, Pereira M G
Abstract excerpt
Papaya crop is important to Brazilian agribusiness. However, the expansion of papaya cultivation in the country is affected by the absence of commercial cultivars presenting good disease resistance. The black-spot caused by the fungus Asperisporium caricae is the most damaging foliar disease affecting Brazilian papaya crops. The use of genetically resistant cultivars is a promising strategy to reduce the...
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