Epiphytic fungi induced pathogen resistance of invasive plant Ipomoea cairica against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Background Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet is a destructive invasive weed in South China but rarely infected with pathogens in nature. Its pathogen resistance mechanism is largely unknown at present. Some non-pathogenic isolates of Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium fujikuroi are prevalent on many plant spe...

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Main Authors: Hua Xu, Minjie Zhu, Shaoshan Li, Weibin Ruan, Can Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-04-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/8889.pdf