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Screening of wild cicer germplasm from the fertile crescent against four pathotypes of Ascochyta rabiei.
Scientific reports - 16 Jun 2026
Turgay Emine Burcu, Öz Merve Nur Ertaş, Bülbül Sibel, Aydoğan Abdulkadir, Atasayar Elif, Kılınç Havva Vildan, Karaoğlu Cuma, Özer Gözde Çelik, Ertem Mine, Canpolat Sirel, Tülek Senem, Akçi Nilufer, Kavlak Ersin, Gündüz Selin
Abstract excerpt
Ascochyta blight is one of the most devastating diseases in chickpea-growing regions. Yield losses due to this disease can reach up to 100% in fields where susceptible genotypes are cultivated. To mitigate these impacts, resistant or tolerant varieties are recommended for effective disease control. However, Ascochyta rabiei, the causal pathogen, has the capacity to evolve into new pathotypes due to its genetic...
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- Ascomycota
- Plant Diseases
- Cicer
- Disease Resistance
- Genotype
- Genetic Variation
