Publications by authors named "Lourena Arone Maxwell"
Article Synopsis
- The introduction of plant pathogens in islands like Taiwan disrupts local crop management and creates challenges for disease control strategies, particularly for tomato bacterial spot.
- A study of 669 pathogen samples over three decades revealed a significant shift in pathogen populations, with race T4 becoming the dominant strain across the island.
- Despite a narrow genetic background in the Taiwanese population, race T4 exhibits diverse responses in tomato plants and shows unique mutations that may help it evade plant resistance, highlighting the pathogen's adaptive evolution in response to its environment.
