Historical genomics reveals the evolutionary mechanisms behind multiple outbreaks of the host-specific coffee wilt pathogen Fusarium xylarioides

Nearly 50% of crop yields are lost to pests and disease, with plants and pathogens locked in an amplified co-evolutionary process of disease outbreaks. Coffee wilt disease, caused by Fusarium xylarioides, decimat...

Source: BMC Genomics - June 4, 2021 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Lily D. Peck, Reuben W. Nowell, Julie Flood, Matthew R. Ryan and Timothy G. Barraclough Tags: Research article Source Type: research