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First description of the sexual stage of Venturia effusa, causal agent of pecan scab.
Mycologia - 1 Jan 2000
Charlton Nikki D, Yi Mihwa, Bock Clive H, Zhang Minling, Young Carolyn A
Abstract excerpt
Pecan scab, caused by Venturia effusa, is the most prevalent disease of pecan in the southeastern United States. Recent characterization of the mating type (MAT) distribution of V. effusa revealed that the MAT idiomorphs are in equilibrium at various spatial scales, indicative of regular sexual recombination. However, the occurrence of the sexual stage of V. effusa has never been observed, and the pathogen was...
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