Resistance to Fusarium dry root rot disease in cassava accessions

The objective of this work was to identify sources of resistance to dry root rot induced by Fusarium sp. in cassava accessions. A macroconidial suspension (20 µL) of 11 Fusarium sp. isolates was inoculated in cassava roots, from 353 acessions plus seven commercial varieties. Ten days after inoculati...

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Main Authors: Saulo Alves Santos de Oliveira, Camila Santiago Hohenfeld, Vanderlei da Silva Santos, Fernando Haddad, Eder Jorge de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2013-10-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2013001000014&lng=en&tlng=en