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A functional molecular marker for detecting blister blight disease resistance in tea (Camellia sinensis L.).
Plant cell reports - 1 Feb 2021
Karunarathna K H T, Mewan K M, Weerasena O V D S J, Perera S A C N, Edirisinghe E N U
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KEY MESSAGE: Identification of an EST-SSR molecular marker associated with Blister blight, a common fungal disease of tea, facilitating marker-assisted selection, marking a milestone in tea molecular breeding. lister blight (BB) leaf disease of tea, caused by the fungus Exobasidium vexans, results in 25-30% crop loss annually. BB is presently controlled by Cu based fungicides, but genetic resistance is the most...
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