Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis Reveals Diversity of the Rice Kernel Smut Populations in the United States
Rice (Oryza sativa) is the second leading cereal crop in the world and is one of the most important field crops in the US, valued at approximately $2.5 billion. Kernel smut (Tilletia horrida Tak.), once considered as a minor disease, is now an emerging economically important disease in the US. In th...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.874120/full |