Selection of aggressive pathogenic and solopathogenic strains of Ustilago maydis to improve Huitlacoche production

Selection of aggressive pathogenic and solopathogenic strains of Ustilago maydis to improve Huitlacoche production

ABSTRACT Ustilago maydis is a basidiomycete known as the causative agent of 'common smut', worldwide disease of maize that is recognized by the galls it forms, which have considerable potential as a gourmet food. Results of infection are quite variable, even under optimal greenhouse condit...

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Main Authors: Porfirio Raúl Galicia-García, Hilda Victoria Silva-Rojas, Leopoldo Ernesto Mendoza-Onofre, Hilda Araceli Zavaleta-Mancera, Leobigildo Córdova-Téllez, Alejandro Espinosa-Calderón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
Series:Acta Botânica Brasílica
Subjects:
Basidiomycete
maize galls
mating types
molecular diagnosis
smut
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