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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2008-08-01
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Series: | Phytopathologia Mediterranea |
Online Access: | https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/pm/article/view/5243 |