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Wen-Hsin Chung
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Plant Pathology
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Vine cuttings as possible initial inoculum sources of Ralstonia solanacearum race 1 biovar 4 on vegetable sweet potato in fields
Ralstonia solanacearum, which consists of five races/biovars, is considered a “species-complex” and is an important phytopathogen that causes wilt disease in more than 200 plant species. R. solan...
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Effect of acibenzolar-S-methyl, strobilurins and other fungicide treatments on phylloplane fungi of crops
Strobilurins, broad-spectrum fungicides used to control various diseases, may also inhibit the growth of nontarget fungi in the natural environment. Acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) is a plant activator; however, the e...
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Bacterial wilt of sweet potato caused by Ralstonia solanacearum in Taiwan
During the last decade, a new bacterial disease has impaired the yield of vegetable sweet potato (30–80%) in Taiwan. Infected plants developed stunting, root and stem rot, vascular discoloration and wilting. T...
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First application of PCR-Luminex system for molecular diagnosis of fungicide resistance and species identification of fungal pathogens
Fungicide resistance in plant pathogens is often caused by a single point mutation in a gene encoding fungicide target proteins. Such is the case for resistance to MBI-D (inhibitors of scytalone dehydratase in...
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Genetic analysis and PCR-based identification of major Fusarium species causing head blight on wheat in Japan
Identifying the Fusarium species cause Fusarium head blight (FHB) and produces mycotoxins in wheat and other cereal is difficult and time consuming because of confusing phenotypic classification systems. In Japan...
