Fungal diversity in oil palm leaves showing symptoms of Fatal Yellowing disease.

Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is an excellent source of vegetable oil for biodiesel production; however, there are still some limitations for its cultivation in Brazil such as Fatal Yellowing (FY) disease. FY has been studied for many years, but its causal agent has never been determined. In Co...

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Main Authors: Ohana Yonara de Assis Costa, Daiva Domenech Tupinambá, Jessica Carvalho Bergmann, Cristine Chaves Barreto, Betania Ferraz Quirino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5785003?pdf=render