A molecular diagnostic for tropical race 4 of the bananafusarium wilt pathogen (2010)
Scientific article
31/12/2010
Description
The study analyses the genomic variation of the translation elongation factor 1a (TEF-1a) and the intergenic spacer region (IGS) of the Foc R4T ribosomal operon from banana production areas, representing 20 vegetative compatibility groups (VCG), a multiplex PCR was developed for fungal or plant samples discriminating some genotypes to support the eradication and quarantine strategy.