Article
Assay development and marker validation for marker assisted selection of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum race 1 in watermelon
2018-11-01
Abstract excerpt
Fusarium wilt, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum (FON), of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a fungal pathogen that causes significant yield losses in the US watermelon industry. FON damages watermelon through invasion of the root system and remains a difficult pathogen to manage due to its long-lasting survival spores which persist in the soil. Chemical control options for this pathogen are lacking, making develop...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 7c280dcf-5f3d-5b37-9c28-d46733aa6afa
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11032-018-0890-2
