Clonality, spatial structure, and pathogenic variation in Fusarium fujikuroi from rain-fed rice in southern Laos.

Bakanae disease, caused by the fungal phytopathogen Fusarium fujikuroi, can be detected in most rice (Oryza sativa L.) growing areas worldwide. In this study, we investigated the population structure of this fungus in southern Lao PDR, a country located near the geographic origin of rice domesticati...

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Main Authors: Barbara Scherm, Virgilio Balmas, Alessandro Infantino, Maria Aragona, Maria Teresa Valente, Francesca Desiderio, Angela Marcello, Sengphet Phanthavong, Lester W Burgess, Domenico Rau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226556