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First record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense from Yap, Federated States of Micronesia

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Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense recovered from wilted bananas on the island of Yap belonged to vegetative compatibility group (VCG) 0123. These collections represent the first confirmed records of this pathogen in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

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  1. Queensland Horticulture Institute, Department of Primary Industries, 4068, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australi

    L. J. Smith

  2. Farming Systems Institute, Department of Primary Industries, 4068, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia

    N. Y. Moore

  3. CRC for Tropical Plant Protection, Molecular Diagnostics and Diversity Research Laboratory, 4068, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia

    D. J. Tree, S. Bentley & J. Pattemore

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Smith, L.J., Moore, N.Y., Tree, D.J. et al. First record of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense from Yap, Federated States of Micronesia. Australasian Plant Pathology 31, 101 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP01074

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