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Munhoz T, Vargas J, Teixeira L, Staver C, Dita M. Fusarium Tropical Race 4 in Latin America and the Caribbean: status and global research advances towards disease management. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1397617. [PMID: 39081528 PMCID: PMC11286425 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1397617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
Abstract
Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), poses an undeniable threat to global banana production. This disease has intensified in recent years, with the tropical race 4 (TR4) strain spreading rapidly. Since 2018, the number of affected countries has increased from 16 to 23, presenting a significant challenge to researchers, producers, and National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) worldwide. The potential impact of TR4 in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is particularly concerning. This region boasts seven of the top ten banana-exporting countries, and bananas and plantains are crucial for food security and income generation. In Colombia, where TR4 was detected in 2019, the disease has already spread from La Guajira to Magdalena, and it is currently affecting 20 large commercial export farms. In Peru, the disease was detected in 2021 and although still restricted to the northern region, flood irrigation and heavy rains associated with the Yaku cyclone, boosted pathogen spread, and more than 400 small organic banana farmers are currently affected. In Venezuela, TR4 detection occurred in 2023, with plantations across three states and five municipalities now affected. Worryingly, TR4 has also been confirmed in plantains, a staple food in the region. Current national responses in LAC primarily rely on preventive and reactive measures: preventing initial incursions and containing outbreaks to avoid further spread. However, the disease's relentless progression suggests that its eventual presence in all banana-producing areas is likely. Therefore, exploring alternative management approaches beyond pathogen exclusion becomes crucial, both in affected and disease-free regions. This paper examines the current spread of TR4, focusing on epidemiological aspects and recent research-based management options. Key epidemiological features were highlighted, drawing practical examples from various scales (plots to landscapes) and utilizing experiences from LAC's fight against TR4. The paper also reviews field-tested approaches in biosecurity, biological control, resistant varieties, soil health, and integrated disease management, acknowledging the specific challenges faced by smallholder settings. In each section research initiatives were analyzed, identifying gaps, and proposing directions to minimize TR4 impact and accelerate the development of sustainable solutions for managing this devastating disease.
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- Thayne Munhoz
- Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental, Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Jaguariúna, Brazil
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- Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, 2 Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Cali, Colombia
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- Centro de Solos e Pesquisas de Fertilizantes, Instituto Agronômico, Campinas, Brazil
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- Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Mexico
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- Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, Bioversity International, Cali, Colombia
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Xie WZ, Zheng YY, He W, Bi F, Li Y, Dou T, Zhou R, Guo YX, Deng G, Zhang W, Yuan MH, Sanz-Jimenez P, Zhu XT, Xu XD, Zhou ZW, Zhou ZW, Feng JW, Liu S, Li C, Yang Q, Hu C, Gao H, Dong T, Dang J, Guo Q, Cai W, Zhang J, Yi G, Song JM, Sheng O, Chen LL. Two haplotype-resolved genome assemblies for AAB allotriploid bananas provide insights into banana subgenome asymmetric evolution and Fusarium wilt control. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2024; 5:100766. [PMID: 37974402 PMCID: PMC10873913 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2023.100766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Bananas (Musa spp.) are one of the world's most important fruit crops and play a vital role in food security for many developing countries. Most banana cultivars are triploids derived from inter- and intraspecific hybridizations between the wild diploid ancestor species Musa acuminate (AA) and M. balbisiana (BB). We report two haplotype-resolved genome assemblies of the representative AAB-cultivated types, Plantain and Silk, and precisely characterize ancestral contributions by examining ancestry mosaics across the genome. Widespread asymmetric evolution is observed in their subgenomes, which can be linked to frequent homologous exchange events. We reveal the genetic makeup of triploid banana cultivars and verify that subgenome B is a rich source of disease resistance genes. Only 58.5% and 59.4% of Plantain and Silk genes, respectively, are present in all three haplotypes, with >50% of genes being differentially expressed alleles in different subgenomes. We observed that the number of upregulated genes in Plantain is significantly higher than that in Silk at one-week post-inoculation with Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), which confirms that Plantain can initiate defense responses faster than Silk. Additionally, we compared genomic and transcriptomic differences among the genes related to carotenoid synthesis and starch metabolism between Plantain and Silk. Our study provides resources for better understanding the genomic architecture of cultivated bananas and has important implications for Musa genetics and breeding.
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- Wen-Zhao Xie
- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China; College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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- College of Informatics, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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- Institute of Fruit Tree Research, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of South Subtropical Fruit Biology and Genetic Resource Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Tree Research, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China.
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Martínez de la Parte E, Pérez-Vicente L, García-Bastidas F, Bermúdez-Caraballoso I, Schnabel S, Meijer HJG, Kema GHJ. The Vulnerability of Cuban Banana Production to Fusarium Wilt Caused by Tropical Race 4. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2024; 114:111-118. [PMID: 37311735 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-04-23-0127-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bananas are major agricultural commodities in Cuba. One of the main constraints of banana production worldwide is Fusarium wilt of banana. Recent outbreaks in Colombia, Perú, and Venezuela have raised widespread concern in Latin America due to the potential devastating impact on the sustainability of banana production, food security, and livelihoods of millions of people in the region. Here, we phenotyped 18 important Cuban banana and plantain varieties with two Fusarium strains-Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Race 1-under greenhouse conditions. These varieties represent 72.8% of the national banana acreage in Cuba and are also widely distributed in Latin America and the Caribbean region. A broad range of disease responses from resistant to very susceptible was observed against Race 1. On the contrary, not a single banana variety was resistant to TR4. These results underscore that TR4 potentially threatens nearly 56% of the contemporary Cuban banana production area, which is planted with susceptible and very susceptible varieties, and call for a preemptive evaluation of new varieties obtained in the national breeding program and the strengthening of quarantine measures to prevent the introduction of TR4 into the country.
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- Einar Martínez de la Parte
- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
- Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Ministry of Agriculture, Cuba
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Ministry of Agriculture, Cuba
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- Instituto de Biotecnología de las Plantas (IBP), Universidad Central "Marta Abreu" de Las Villas, Ministry of High Education (MES), Cuba
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- Biometris, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen Research, Business Unit Biointeractions and Plant Health, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Phytopathology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
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Lakshmi PTV, Kumar A, A. S. A, Raveendran AP, Chaudhary A, Shanmugam A, Arunachalam A. Comparative transcriptomic and weighted gene co-expression network analysis to identify the core genes in the cultivars of Musa acuminata under both infected and chemical perturbated conditions. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2023; 18:2269675. [PMID: 37948570 PMCID: PMC10653623 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2023.2269675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
Abstract
Banana is a high nutrient crop, which ranks fourth in terms of gross value production. Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (FocTR4), is considered the most destructive disease leading to the complete loss of production of the Cavendish cultivars Berangan, Brazilian and Williams, which are vulnerable to the infection of FocTR4. However, the treatment with benzothiadiazole, a synthetic salicylic analog, is aimed to induce resistance in plants. Thus, the treatments pertaining to the banana plants subjected to the Foc infection within the chosen cultivars were compared with chemically treated samples obtained at different time intervals for a short duration (0-4 days). The integrated omics analyses considering the parameters of WGCNA, functional annotation, and protein-protein interactions revealed that many pathways have been negatively influenced in Cavendish bananas under FocTR4 infections and the number of genes influenced also increased over time in Williams cultivar. Furthermore, elevation in immune response and resistance genes were also observed in the roots of the Cavendish banana.
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- PTV Lakshmi
- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Phytomatics Lab, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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Li W, Zhao P, Sun J, Yu X, Zou L, Li S, Di R, Ruan M, Peng M. Biological function research of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense inducible banana long noncoding RNA Malnc2310 in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023:10.1007/s11103-023-01360-6. [PMID: 37507516 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-023-01360-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
Abstract
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) participate in plant biological processes under biotic and abiotic stresses. However, little is known about the function and regulation mechanism of lncRNAs related to the pathogen at a molecular level. A banana lncRNA, Malnc2310, is a Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense inducible lncRNA in roots. In this study, we demonstrate the nuclear localization of Malnc2310 by fluorescence in situ hybridization and it can bind to several proteins that are related to flavonoid pathway, pathogen response and programmed cell death. Overexpression of Malnc2310 increases susceptibility to Fusarium crude extract (Fu), salinity, and cold in transgenic Arabidopsis. In addition, Malnc2310 transgenic Arabidopsis accumulated more anthocyanins under Fusarium crude extract and cold treatments that are related to upregulation of these genes involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis. Based on our findings, we propose that Malnc2310 may participate in flavonoid metabolism in plants under stress. Furthermore, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) protein expression was enhanced in Malnc2310 overexpressed transgenic Arabidopsis, and Malnc2310 may participate in PAL regulation by binding to it. This study provides new insights into the role of Malnc2310 in mediating plant stress adaptation.
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- Wenbin Li
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
- Hainan Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Agricultural Biological Resources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
- Hainan Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Agricultural Biological Resources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou, China
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- Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
- Hainan Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Tropical Agricultural Biological Resources, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou, China.
- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, P.R.China / Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
- Sanya Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Sanya, China.
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