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Microsatellites reveal that genetic mixing commonly occurs between invasive fall armyworm populations in Africa.
Scientific reports - 21 Oct 2021
Withers Amy J, de Boer Jolanda, Chipabika Gilson, Zhang Lei, Smith Judith A, Jones Christopher M, Wilson Kenneth
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Understanding the population structure and movements of the invasive fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) is important as it can help mitigate crop damage, and highlight areas at risk of outbreaks or evolving insecticide resistance. Determining population structure in invasive FAW has been a challenge due to genetic mutations affecting the markers traditionally used for strain and haplotype identification;...
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