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Combined Use of Phenotype-Based and Genome-Informed Approaches Identified a Unique Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Isolate in Hawaii.
Phytopathology - 1 Jun 2024
Shipman Aaron, Tian Miaoying
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Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is a serious disease that threatens banana production worldwide. It is a long-standing problem in Hawaii, but previously, there was little knowledge of the causal pathogen. We isolated a strain of Foc, named Foc-UH, from a field experiencing the disease epidemic in Hawaii. Infection assays of a diverse panel of 26 banana clones, including...
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