Novel real-time PCR based assays for differentiating fall armyworm strains using four single nucleotide polymorphisms

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a polyphagous global pest with a preference for gramineous crops such as corn, sorghum and pasture grasses. This species is comprised of two morphologically identical but genetically distinct host strains known as the corn and rice strains, which can comp...

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Main Authors: Ashley E. Tessnow, Todd M. Gilligan, Eric Burkness, Caroline Placidi De Bortoli, Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, Patrick Porter, Danielle Sekula, Gregory A. Sword
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12195.pdf