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Elucidating the Diversity of Fusarium Species Causing Potato Dry Rot in the San Luis Valley, Colorado.
Plant disease - 1 Jan 2026
Usman Aslam Hafiz Muhammad, Daniel Jeremy, Chikh-Ali Mohamad
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Fusarium dry rot (FDR) is a major postharvest disease of potatoes, causing significant economic losses worldwide. This study investigated the morphological and molecular diversity of Fusarium species causing dry rot in the San Luis Valley (SLV), Colorado. Potato tubers exhibiting characteristic dry rot symptoms were sampled during the 2023 and 2024 growing seasons. Fusarium species were isolated, characterized...
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