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Specific Detection and Quantification of Major Fusarium spp. Associated with Cereal and Pulse Crops

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Plant-Pathogen Interactions

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 2659))

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Plant pathogenic Fusarium spp. are widespread and cause important diseases on a wide host range, including economically important cereal and pulse crops. A number of molecular methods have been used to detect, identify, and quantify a long list of plant pathogenic Fusarium spp. In general, these methods are much faster, highly specific, more sensitive, and more accurate than culture-based methods and can be performed and interpreted by personnel with no specialized taxonomical expertise. The accurate isolation and identification of these pathogens is required to effectively manage diseases caused by pathogenic Fusarium spp. In this chapter, we present detailed molecular methods for detection, quantification, and differentiation between many of the Fusarium spp. associated with cereal and pulse crops.

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    Mohamed Hafez, Melissa Telfer, Syama Chatterton & Reem Aboukhaddour

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Hafez, M., Telfer, M., Chatterton, S., Aboukhaddour, R. (2023). Specific Detection and Quantification of Major Fusarium spp. Associated with Cereal and Pulse Crops. In: Foroud, N.A., Neilson, J.A.D. (eds) Plant-Pathogen Interactions. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2659. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-3159-1_1

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