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Population genetic structure of the clonal plant Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith (Zingiberaceae), a wild relative of cultivated ginger, and its response to Pythium aphanidermatum
2008-03-01
Abstract excerpt
Zingiber zerumbet (L) Smith, a wild clonal species related to the cultivated ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), is a potential resistance donor for soft rot disease in ginger caused by Pythium aphanidermatum (Edson) Fitzp. In this study we evaluated the genetic diversity and P. aphanidermatum resistance of 74 Z. zerumbet accessions belonging to 15 populations from eight districts in Kerala state, India. The dise...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 8f356882-1c8c-5269-b705-74fff934f674
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10681-007-9557-5
