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Establishment of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the detection of phytoplasma-associated cassava witches’ broom disease
2016-01-15
Abstract excerpt
Cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) is one of the most important food crops in the tropics; however, bacterial phytopathogens pose a serious threat to its farming. Cassava Witches’ Broom Disease (CWB) is caused by the infection of phytoplasma and is manifested as reduction in tuber yield and starch content at harvest of 10 and 30 %, respectively. Although polymerase-chain reaction provides the gold standard in dia...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 03159447-13ea-5ec2-857d-7bc88aa4fa00
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13765-015-0134-7
