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| Silva,Kirley Michele Marques; Xavier,André Silva; Gama,Marco Aurélio Siqueira; Lima,Nelson Bernardi; Lyra,Maria do Carmo Castanho Pereira; Mariano,Rosa Lima Ramos; Souza,Elineide Barbosa. |
| ABSTRACT Bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of cucurbit plants is caused by Acidovorax citrulli and represents a serious concern to melon (Cucumis melo L.) growers worldwide, including those in Brazil. Thirty-four A. citrulli strains from different melon production areas of northeastern Brazil were characterized for their virulence on melon fruits and their substrate utilization and molecular profiles. Based on the analysis of BFB severity on melon fruits, the A. citrulli strains were divided into three groups, classified as mildly, moderately or highly virulent. Although host-related groups were not observed, the watermelon and ‘melão-pepino’ strains exhibited only low or moderate virulence on melon fruit. Substrate utilization profiles revealed that 94 % of... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cucumis melo; Bacterial fruit blotch; Variability. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90162016000300252 |
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