Publications by authors named "S Acimovic"
Unlabelled: Apple bitter rot is caused by various Colletotrichum spp. that threaten apple production globally resulting in millions of dollars in damage annually. The fungus causes a decline in fruit quality and yield, eventually rotting the fruit and rendering it inedible.
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- * Researchers built phylogenetic trees based on genomic data to confirm previous studies and analyzed gene clusters related to pathogenicity, identifying similarities and variations among species.
- * The findings aim to identify potential targets for new control strategies, utilizing advanced omics technologies to understand the biological reasons for the pathogens' success in specific geographic regions.
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- Bitter rot of apple is a major global disease influenced by factors like climate and crop management, making its identification challenging with traditional methods.
- Researchers developed specific real-time PCR assays targeting nine different species of bitter rot pathogens, improving identification accuracy and efficiency.
- These assays can detect very small amounts of DNA and are crucial for understanding the disease's biology, spread, and management in apple production in the U.S.
The bacterium causes fire blight and continues to threaten global commercial apple and pear production. Conventional microbiology techniques cannot accurately determine the presence of live pathogen cells in fire blight cankers. Several factors may prevent from growing on solid culture media, including competing microbiota and the release of bacterial-growth-inhibitory compounds by plant material during sample processing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, is a serious pest of thin-skinned fruits. Alternative methods to control this pest are needed to reduce insecticide use, including new repellents. Previous research demonstrated that D.
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