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Interruption of an MSH4 homolog blocks meiosis in metaphase I and eliminates spore formation in Pleurotus ostreatus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Lavrijssen Brian, Baars Johan P, Lugones Luis G, Scholtmeijer Karin, Sedaghat Telgerd Narges, Sonnenberg Anton S M, van Peer Arend F
Abstract excerpt
Pleurotus ostreatus, one of the most widely cultivated edible mushrooms, produces high numbers of spores causing severe respiratory health problems for people, clogging of filters and spoilage of produce. A non-sporulating commercial variety (SPOPPO) has been successfully introduced into the market in 2006. This variety was generated by introgression breeding of a natural mutation into a commercial variety. Our...
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