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First Report on Banana Weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar 1823) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an Exotic Economically Important Pest from Saudi Arabia
We report the first record of the occurrence of the banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar, 1823) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an economically important pest of bananas (Musa spp.), from Fifa Mountains in...
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Integration of rhizobacterial mixture and silicon nutrition shows potential for the management of charcoal rot of sunflowers caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in semi-arid regions
Charcoal rot (CR), caused by Macrophomina phaseolina, is a major disease of sunflowers in semi-arid regions with poor soil conditions. There are fungicide-based strategies to mange this disease; however, alternat...
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Determination of differences in Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype II, sequevar 1 forms as related to their colony characteristics on Kelman medium and pathogenesis
Potato bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is one of the most destructive diseases in potato production areas worldwide. One-hundred-six colonies were obtained from a single typical colony recovered f...
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Early production of reactive oxygen species coupled with an efficient antioxidant system play a role in potato resistance to late blight
The association between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and potato resistance to the hemibiotrophic pathogen Phytophthora infestans is poorly understood. In this study, the concentrations of hydrogen per...
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Difficulties in identifying Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri A pathotypes
A total of 350 citrus canker bacterial isolates, representing different citrus growing regions in Saudi Arabia, were identified as Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri (Xcc). DNA alignment of the 16S-rDNA of the three ...
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Cell wall degrading enzymes and their impact on Fusarium proliferatum pathogenicity
Fusarium proliferatum is one of the most pathogenic Fusarium species on date palm worldwide. We evaluated the colonization ability of 42 F. proliferatum strains collected from date palm trees with disease symptom...
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Fusarium species associated with date palm in Saudi Arabia
Fusarium is one of the most destructive fungal genera whose members cause many diseases on plants, animals, and humans. Moreover, many Fusarium species secrete mycotoxins (e.g. trichothec...
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Mitochondrial Molecular Markers for Resistance to Bayoud Disease in Date Palm
Bayoud disease, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis, is a very serious and destructive disease to date palm. Screening of date palm germplasm for resistance to bayoud disease is a crucial step to avoid ...
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Trichoderma asperellum strains confer tomato protection and induce its defense-related genes against the Fusarium wilt pathogen
Fusarium wilt of tomato (FW) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (FOL) is a major challenge for tomato production worldwide. For sustainable management of FW, the potential of five strains of Trichode...
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Variation in a molecular marker for resistance of Saudi date palm germplasm to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis the causal agent of Bayoud disease
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis (FOA) is a seed- and soil-borne vascular wilt pathogen that causes a very serious and destructive disease of date palm (Bayoud disease). FOA is not cur...
