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Evaluation and genome-wide association study of resistance to bacterial blight race 18 in U.S. Upland cotton germplasm.
Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG - 1 May 2021
Elassbli Hanan, Abdelraheem Abdelraheem, Zhu Yi, Teng Zonghua, Wheeler Terry A, Kuraparthy Vasu, Hinze Lori, Stelly David M, Wedegaertner Tom, Zhang Jinfa
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial blight (BB), caused by Xanthomonas citri pv. malvacearum (Xcm), is a destructive disease to cotton production in many countries. In the U.S., Xcm race 18 is the most virulent and widespread race and can cause serious yield losses. Planting BB-resistant cotton cultivars is the most effective method of controlling this disease. In this study, 335 U.S. Upland cotton accessions were evaluated for resistance...
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