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Population-level whole-genome sequencing of Ascochyta rabiei identifies genomic loci associated with isolate aggressiveness.
Microbial genomics - 1 Nov 2024
Vaghefi Niloofar, Bar Ido, Lawley Jonathan Wanderley, Sambasivam Prabhakaran Thanjavur, Christie Melody, Ford Rebecca
Abstract excerpt
Ascochyta blight caused by the ascomycete Ascochyta rabiei poses a major biotic threat to chickpea (Cicer arietinum) industries worldwide and incurs substantial costs to the Australian multimillion-dollar chickpea industry in both disease control and yield loss. The fungus was introduced to Australia in the 1970s from an unknown source population and, within a few decades, successfully established in all...
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