Evidence and Consequence of a Highly Adapted Clonal Haplotype within the Australian Ascochyta rabiei Population

The Australian Ascochyta rabiei (Pass.) Labr. (syn. Phoma rabiei) population has low genotypic diversity with only one mating type detected to date, potentially precluding substantial evolution through recombination. However, a large diversity in aggressiveness exists. In an effort to better underst...

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Main Authors: Yasir Mehmood, Prabhakaran Sambasivam, Sukhjiwan Kaur, Jenny Davidson, Audrey E. Leo, Kristy Hobson, Celeste C. Linde, Kevin Moore, Jeremy Brownlie, Rebecca Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01029/full