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Charcoal rot in sesame: infection biology, host resistance mechanism, and genomic-enabled strategies for durable resistance breeding.
TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik - 27 Apr 2026
Ali Amjad, Nadeem Muhammad Azhar, Ölmez Fatih, Kurt Cemal, Baloch Faheem Shehzad
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Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) is a globally important oilseed crop, but its production is constrained by charcoal rot, caused by the soil-borne fungus Macrophomina phaseolina. The pathogen's exceptionally broad host range, long-term soil persistence through microsclerotia, and increased aggressiveness under high temperature and drought make charcoal rot a major destructive constraint in sesame-growing regions. This...
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