Small Cationic Cysteine-Rich Defensin-Derived Antifungal Peptide Controls White Mold in Soybean

White mold disease caused by a necrotrophic ascomycete pathogen <i>Sclerotinia sclerotiorum</i> results in serious economic losses of soybean yield in the USA. Lack of effective genetic resistance to this disease in soybean germplasm and increasing pathogen resistance to fungicides makes...

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Main Authors: Arnaud Thierry Djami-Tchatchou, Meenakshi Tetorya, James Godwin, Jennette M. Codjoe, Hui Li, Dilip M. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/9/873