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Pink seed of barley caused by Erwinia persicina

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Pink coloration of barley seeds has caused quality loss since 2015 in some areas where barley is grown in Japan. A bacterium, isolated frequently from the affected seeds and identified as Erwinia persicina, was demonstrated to induce the coloration. Barley was judged to be a new host for E. persicina, and this new disease was named pink seed of barley.

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We are deeply grateful to Ms. Toshie Nakai, Ms. Kayoko Fujii and Dr. Hisayoshi Miyagawa for their meticulous assistance in the present study.

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  1. Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Fukuyama, 721-8514, Japan

    Akira Kawaguchi, Koji Nomiyama, Naoyuki Ishikawa & Keisuke Tomioka

  2. Western Region Agricultural Research Center, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Zentsuji, 765-8508, Japan

    Daigo Abe, Takeshi Saito, Yoichi Nogata, Asuka Takahashi & Toji Yoshioka

  3. Institute of Crop Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8518, Japan

    Noriko Kohyama

  4. Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsu, 514-2392, Japan

    Koji Nomiyama

  5. Strategic Planning Headquarters, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, 305-8517, Japan

    Asuka Takahashi

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Kawaguchi, A., Abe, D., Saito, T. et al. Pink seed of barley caused by Erwinia persicina. J Gen Plant Pathol 87, 106–109 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10327-020-00974-8

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