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Roy Bogardid Ardon Espinal, Sabrina Ferreira de Santana, Vinicius Castro Santos, Gabriela Nicolle Ramos Lizardo, Raner Jose Santana Silva, Ronan Xavier Correa, Leandro Lopes Loguercio, Aristoteles Goes-Neto, Carlos Priminho Pirovani, Paula Luize Camargos Fonseca, Eric Roberto Guimaraes Rocha Aguiar
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Jangkyum Kim, Hyeontaek Oh, Jun Kyun Choi
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Huu-Dung Nguyen, Yeo-Chang Youn, Duc Tho Bui, Thi Hai Yen Nguyen, Duc Truong Dinh, Quoc Thong Ho
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Huu-Dung Nguyen, Yeo-Chang Youn, Duc Tho Bui, Thi Hai Yen Nguyen, Duc Truong Dinh, Quoc Thong Ho
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Prince Chapman Agyeman, Ndiye Michael Kebonye, Vahid Khosravi, John Kingsley, Lubos Boruvka, Radim Vasat, Charles Mario Boateng
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Megan M. Seeley, Roberta E. Martin, Christian Giardina, Blaine Luiz, Kainana Francisco, Zachary Cook, Marc A. Hughes, Gregory P. Asner
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Adriano Mazziotta, Paulo Borges, Annika Kangas, Panu Halme, Kyle Eyvindson
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John Frederick D. Tapia
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Samsuddin Ahmad Syazwan, Ahmad Mohd-Farid, Wan-Azhar Wan-Muhd-Azrul, Hishamuddin Muhammad Syahmi, Abdullah Mohd Zaki, Su Ping Ong, Rozi Mohamed
Summary: The surveys in Malaysian Acacia mangium plantations revealed the occurrence of Ceratocystis wilt disease, with infection rates ranging from 7.5% to 13.6%. The main pathogen identified was Ceratocystis fimbriata complex. Pathogenicity tests showed all isolates were pathogenic, with significant variation in aggressiveness levels. Host range tests indicated only A. mangium was susceptible to C. fimbriata.
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James R. Meldrum, Patricia A. Champ, Hannah Brenkert-Smith, Christopher M. Barth, Abby E. McConnell, Carolyn Wagner, Colleen Donovan
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Pierre Chiaverina, Sophie Drogue, Florence Jacquet
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Kangyin Dong, Yang Liu, Jianda Wang, Xiucheng Dong
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(2024)
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Gregor Semieniuk
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ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
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