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First Report of Bacterial Wilt Caused by Dickeya chrysanthemi on Agave-Mezcal (Agave cupreata) in Mexico
2019-06-01
Abstract excerpt
Agave cupreata is a representative plant of arid and semiarid regions of Mexico used to produce mezcal, a regional alcoholic beverage. In Guerrero, Mexico, approximately 100,000 ha of agave-mezcal is cultivated, with this species predominating (Barrios et al. 2006). In November 2016, 4- to 8-month-old plants showing soft rot of crown and leaves were observed in commercial nurseries of Guerrero, Mexico. Affected le...
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- Literature Corpus work
- a67b6783-5a68-5b5f-a6d3-0463c533ffe6
- DOI
- 10.1094/pdis-05-18-0877-pdn
