In 2009, a bacterial blight was observed in a greenhouse at CIAT headquarters, attacking plants of Brachiaria humidicola. Because Brachiaria grasses are grown as pastures throughout South America, this new disease could, potentially, have significant economic implications. Symptoms included chlor...
Álvarez, Elizabeth
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Latorre, Michael A.
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[Bacterial blight, caused by Burkholderia glumae, is attacking Brachiaria in Colombia: First report]
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Bacterial blight, caused by Burkholderia glumae, is attacking Brachiaria in Colombia: First report
Frogskin disease (FSD) is the most important constraint to cassava crop as it directly affects the production of roots, causing yield losses as high as 90% for farmers in Cauca, Colombia. The phytoplasma associated with FSD belongs to the 16SrIII-L subgroup and was isolated using an artificial cu...
Álvarez, Elizabeth
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Betancourth, C.
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Muñoz, J.
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[Pathogenicity of a 16SrIII-L phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia]
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Pathogenicity of a 16SrIII-L phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Colombia
Moko is a bacterial wilt of plantain and banana, caused by Ralstonia solanacearum race 2. It is the most important disease of these crops in Colombia, affecting 125,000 families. R. solanacearum has a wide range of hosts, geographical distribution, and pathogenicity. This study aimed to isolate R...
Ceballos, Germán
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Truke, Maria José
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Álvarez, Elizabeth
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[Caracterización de aislamientos de Ralstonia Solanacearum Raza 2, agente causal de Moko de plátano, en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia = Characterizing Strains of Ralstonia Solanacearum Race 2, Causal Agent of Moko of Plantain, In Valle Del Cauca, Colombia]
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Caracterización de aislamientos de Ralstonia Solanacearum Raza 2, agente causal de Moko de plátano, en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia = Characterizing Strains of Ralstonia Solanacearum Race 2, Causal Agent of Moko of Plantain, In Valle Del Cauca, Colombia