Historical genomics reveals the evolutionary mechanisms behind multiple outbreaks of the host-specific coffee wilt pathogen Fusarium xylarioides
Abstract Background Nearly 50% of crop yields are lost to pests and disease, with plants and pathogens locked in an amplified co-evolutionary process of disease outbreaks. Coffee wilt disease, caused by Fusarium xylarioides, decimated coffee production in west and central Africa following its initia...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-06-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07700-4 |