Cloning and characterization of a laccase gene from <em>Ganoderma</em> spp. causing basal stem rot disease in coconut

Basal stem rot disease in coconut is caused by the white-rot fungus Ganoderma lucidum, which is soilborne in nature. Its degree of virulence is governed by the activity of the laccase enzyme. Of twenty-five isolates belonging to the genus Ganoderma obtained from different host species, the isolate f...

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Main Authors: Lingan Rajendran, Thiruvengadam Raguchander, Ramasamy Samiyappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2008-08-01
Series:Phytopathologia Mediterranea
Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5243