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<i>Magnaporthe oryzae</i> populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are diverse and show signs of local adaptation
2020-11-19
Abstract excerpt
Rice blast caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most economically damaging diseases of rice worldwide. The disease originated in Asia but was detected for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) around 100 years ago. Despite its importance, the evolutionary processes involved in shaping the population structure of M. oryzae in SSA remain unclear. In this study, we investigate the population history of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b651a702-e3eb-5876-994d-6d5812bcabb5
- DOI
- 10.1101/2020.11.17.377325
