Fungal Genomics & Biology
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• Research Article
  Diversity and Distribution of the Banana Wilt Pathogen Fusarium oxysporum F. Sp. cubense in China
  Author(s): Li CY, Mostert G, Zuo CW, Beukes I, Yang QS, Sheng O, Kuang RB, Wei YR, Hu CH, Rose L, Karangwa P, Yang J, Deng GM, Liu SW, Gao J, Viljoen A and Yi GJ Li CY, Mostert G, Zuo CW, Beukes I, Yang QS, Sheng O, Kuang RB, Wei YR, Hu CH, Rose L, Karangwa P, Yang J, Deng GM, Liu SW, Gao J, Viljoen A and Yi GJ
  
  Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) causes Fusarium wilt, a lethal disease that results in devastating economic losses to banana production worldwide. The pathogen originates from Asia where it evolved with its host, the wild banana plant Musa acuminata. Foc consists of three races, eight lineages and 24 Vegetative Compatibility Groups (VCGs). Most damage is caused by Foc tropical race 4 (TR4), which occurs exclusively in Asia. China is the biggest producer of Cavendish bananas (AAA) in the world, with plantations covering approximately 372.4677×103 hectares constituting up 90% of banana production, with the rest made up of Pisang Awak (ABB) and Dajiao or Plantain (AAB) bananas. In this study, 80 Foc isolates from six production areas were collected from diseased banana cultivars in China. These isolates were all single-spored and characterized to lineage level using five restriction.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-8056.1000111

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