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Pathogen-specific stomatal responses in cacao leaves to Phytophthora megakarya and Rhizoctonia solani
2024-12-30
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>We investigated the impact of the black pod rot pathogen (<italic>Phytophthora megakarya</italic>) and a non-pathogenic fungus (<italic>Rhizoctonia solani</italic>) on stomatal aperture in two cacao genotypes (SCA6 and Pound7) under varying light conditions. Image analysis revealed diverse stomatal responses, including no change, opening, and closure, that were influenced by the interpl...
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- 554f52b4-b638-522c-9ab5-f7370a34b764
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-5678749/v1
