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Population Genetic Analysis of Fusarium decemcellulare, a Guaraná Pathogen, Reveals High Genetic Diversity in the Amazonas State, Brazil.
Plant disease - 1 May 2023
Queiroz Claudia A, Caniato Fernanda F, Siqueira Vanessa K S, de Moraes Catarino Aricléia, Hanada Rogério E, O'Donnell Kerry, Laraba Imane, Rehner Stephen A, Sousa Nelcimar Reis, Silva Gilvan F
Abstract excerpt
Guaraná is indigenous to the Brazilian Amazon where it has cultural and agroeconomic significance. However, its cultivation is constrained by a disease termed oversprouting of guaraná caused by Fusarium decemcellulare, with yield losses reaching as high as 100%. The disease can affect different parts of the plant, causing floral hypertrophy and hyperplasia, stem galls, and oversprouting of vegetative buds. To...
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