Publications by authors named "Huang-Hsi Chu"
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- A vegetable nursery in Taichung City, Taiwan, experienced significant spinach seedling production failures in September and October 2022-2023, with about 30% of seedlings showing stunting, yellowing, and root rot.
- Researchers identified a pathogen linked to the symptoms, with 81% of the plants showing association through genetic analysis of isolates.
- Phylogenetic analysis indicated that four isolates were identical to a known neotype strain and five isolates were very similar to a reference strain, confirming the presence of specific pathogenic organisms affecting spinach.
There are four formae speciales of responsible for causing yellows of Brassicaceae. Because of crossbreeding among crops, the host ranges of these formae speciales often overlap, making pathogen identification a challenging task. Among these formae speciales, .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Japanese spindle ( Thunb.) is commonly used as an ornamental hedge plant in Taiwan. In March 2020, a severe powdery mildew disease was observed on surrounding a city park spanning six hectares in Taichung city, Taiwan.
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