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A Histopathological Study Reveals New Insights Into Responses of Chestnut (Castanea spp.) to Root Infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi.
Phytopathology - 1 Feb 2021
Fernandes Patrícia, Machado Helena, Silva Maria do Céu, Costa Rita Lourenço
Abstract excerpt
The European chestnut (Castanea sativa) is threatened by the hemibiotrophic oomycete Phytophthora cinnamomi, the causal agent of ink disease. Chestnut species have different susceptibility levels to P. cinnamomi, with the Asian species (C. crenata; C. mollissima) exhibiting the highest level of resistance. A histological approach was used to study the responses exhibited by susceptible and resistant chestnut...
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