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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose of banana (Musa spp) in Malaysia

M. A. Intan Sakinah, Suzianti, I. V., and Latiffah, Z., “Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose of banana (Musa spp) in Malaysia”, vol. 13, pp. 3627-3637, 2014.

Anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum species is a common postharvest disease of banana fruit. We investigated and identified Colletotrichum species associated with anthracnose in several local banana cultivars based on morphological characteristics and sequencing of ITS regions and of the β-tubulin gene. Thirty-eight Colletotrichum isolates were encountered in anthracnose lesions of five local banana cultivars, ‘berangan’, ‘mas’, ‘awak’, ‘rastali’, and ‘nangka’.

Isolation of retro-transcribed RNA from in vitro Mycosphaerella fijiensis-infected banana leaves

C. M. Rodríguez-García, Peraza-Echeverría, L., Islas-Flores, I. R., Canto-Canché, B. B., and Grijalva-Arango, R., “Isolation of retro-transcribed RNA from in vitro Mycosphaerella fijiensis-infected banana leaves”, vol. 9, pp. 1460-1468, 2010.

High polyphenol and polysaccharide levels in plant tissues such as banana fruit and leaves constitute a significant challenge to the extraction of sufficient amounts of high-quality RNA required for cDNA library synthesis and molecular analysis.

First morphogenetic identification of the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum musae (Phyllachoraceae) from imported bananas in Saudi Arabia

K. A. Abd-Elsalam, Roshdy, S., Amin, O. E., and Rabani, M., “First morphogenetic identification of the fungal pathogen Colletotrichum musae (Phyllachoraceae) from imported bananas in Saudi Arabia”, vol. 9, pp. 2335-2342, 2010.

Colletotrichum musae is the causal agent of anthrac­nose in banana fruits; infection by this fungal pathogen results in severe post-harvest losses. Eleven C. musae isolates were obtained from infected imported banana fruit samples with anthracnose le­sions collected from different markets in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The pathogenic, morphological, cultural, and molecular characteristics of these C. musae isolates were evaluated.

Isolation and characterization of nucleotide-binding site and C-terminal leucine-rich repeat-resistance gene candidates in bananas

Y. Lu, Xu, W. H., Xie, Y. X., Zhang, X., Pu, J. J., Qi, Y. X., and Li, H. P., “Isolation and characterization of nucleotide-binding site and C-terminal leucine-rich repeat-resistance gene candidates in bananas”, vol. 10, pp. 3098-3108, 2011.

Commercial banana varieties are highly susceptible to fungal pathogens, as well as bacterial pathogens, nematodes, viruses, and insect pests. The largest known family of plant resistance genes encodes proteins with nucleotide-binding site (NBS) and C-terminal leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains. Conserved motifs in such genes in diverse plant species offer a means for the isolation of candidate genes in banana that may be involved in plant defense.

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