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Pineapple heart rot isolates from Ecuador reveal a new genotype of Phytophthora nicotianae
2018-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Pineapple heart rot disease, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae (syn. P. parasitica), is responsible for significant annual reductions in crop yield due to plant mortality. In Ecuador, new infections arise during the rainy season and increase production costs due to the need for biocontrol and fungicide applications. Studies of P. nicotianae population structure suggest that certain genetic groups are associated wi...
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- Literature Corpus work
- e1e9e5ff-1c92-5d38-8218-b9efee48b751
- DOI
- 10.1111/ppa.12885
