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Evidence for Sexual Reproduction: Identification, Frequency, and Spatial Distribution of Venturia effusa (Pecan Scab) Mating Type Idiomorphs.
Phytopathology - 1 Jul 2018
Young Carolyn A, Bock Clive H, Charlton Nikki D, Mattupalli Chakradhar, Krom Nick, Bowen Joanna K, Templeton Matthew, Plummer Kim M, Wood Bruce W
Abstract excerpt
Venturia effusa (syn. Fusicladium effusum), causal agent of pecan scab, is the most prevalent pathogen of pecan (Carya illinoinensis), causing severe yield losses in the southeastern United States. V. effusa is currently known only by its asexual (conidial) stage. However, the degree and distribution of genetic diversity observed within and among populations of V. effusa are typical of a sexually reproducing...
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