Phylogeny and mycotoxin profiles of pathogenic Alternaria and Curvularia species isolated from date palm in southern Tunisia

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.), is a widely cultivated crop across North Africa, with about 300 thousand tons of fruits produced per year, in Tunisia. A wide range of fungal pathogens has been associated with leaf spots of date palm, Alternaria species being the most frequently reported. Symptom...

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Main Authors: Amal Rabaaoui, Mario Masiello, Stefania Somma, Francesco Crudo, Chiara Dall’Asta, Laura Righetti, Antonia Susca, Antonio Francesco Logrieco, Ahmed Namsi, Radhouane Gdoura, Stefaan P. O. Werbrouck, Antonio Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1034658/full