Ceratobasidium sp. is associated with cassava witches’ broom disease, a re-emerging threat to cassava cultivation in Southeast Asia [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Cassava witches' broom disease (CWBD) is a devastating disease of cassava in Southeast Asia (SEA), of unknown etiology. Affected plants show reduced internodal length, proliferation of leaves and weakening of stems.
Ana M. Leiva +10 more
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Identification of a Novel Pathogen of Peanut Root Rot, Ceratobasidium sp. AG-A, and the Potential of Selected Bacterial Biocontrol Agents [PDF]
Journal of FungiPeanut root rot poses a significant threat to global peanut production. In order to identify the new pathogen of peanut root rot in Shandong province, China, and to screen the effective antagonistic biocontrol strains against the identified pathogen, ten
Ying Li +6 more
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Microorganisms and Biochar Improve the Remediation Efficiency of Paspalum vaginatum and Pennisetum alopecuroides on Cadmium-Contaminated Soil [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Phytoremediation can help remediate potential toxic elements (PTE) in soil. Microorganisms and soil amendments are effective means to improve the efficiency of phytoremediation.
Jiahao Liang +7 more
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Status of Cassava Witches’ Broom Disease in the Philippines and Identification of Potential Pathogens by Metagenomic Analysis [PDF]
BiologyCassava witches’ broom disease (CWBD) is one of the most devastating diseases of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), and it threatens global production of the crop. In 2017, a phytoplasma, Candidatus Phytoplasma luffae (Ca. P.
Darwin Magsino Landicho +10 more
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Structure and diversity of microbial communities in the rhizosphere soil of Trichosanthes kirilowii from different cultivation patterns [PDF]
PeerJBackground To analyze the effects of different cultivation patterns on the structure and diversity of the microbial community in the rhizosphere soil of Trichosanthes kirilowii (T.
Lei Zheng +4 more
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Bioactive steroids from seed germination supporting fungus (Ceratobasidium GS2) of the terrestrial orchid Gymnadenia conopsea [PDF]
Mycology, 2023 Almost all orchids rely on mycorrhizal fungus to support their seed germination. To date, the effect of active components in mycorrhizal fungus on orchid seed germination largely remains unknown.
Lixin Shi +4 more
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Small RNA Analyses of a Ceratobasidium Isolate Infected with Three Endornaviruses [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 Isolates of three endornavirus species were identified co-infecting an unidentified species of Ceratobasidium, itself identified as a symbiont from within the roots of a wild plant of the terrestrial orchid Pterostylis vittata in Western Australia ...
Chi T. H. Cao +5 more
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Isolation, genome analysis and tissue localization of Ceratobasidium theobromae, a new encounter pathogen of cassava in Southeast Asia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn Southeast Asia (SEA) fastidious fungi of the Ceratobasidium genus are associated with proliferation of sprouts and vascular necrosis in cacao and cassava, crops that were introduced from the tropical Americas to this region.
Alejandra Gil-Ordóñez +8 more
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Epidendrumradicans Fungal Community during Ex Situ Germination and Isolation of Germination-Enhancing Fungi [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2022 Orchids exhibit varying specificities to fungi in different microbial environments. This pilot study investigated the preference of fungal recruitment during symbiotic germination of Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl. Two different orchid substrates were
Na Yao, Tao Wang, Xiaolu Cao
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Parental assigned chromosomes for cultivated cacao provides insights into genetic architecture underlying resistance to vascular streak dieback [PDF]
The Plant GenomeDiseases of Theobroma cacao L. (Malvaceae) disrupt cocoa bean supply and economically impact growers. Vascular streak dieback (VSD), caused by Ceratobasidium theobromae, is a new encounter disease of cacao currently contained to southeast Asia and ...
Peri A. Tobias +10 more
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