| multiple gene genealogies reveal important relationships between species of phaeophleospora infecting eucalyptus leaves. | the majority of eucalyptus species are native to australia, but worldwide there are over 3 million ha of exotic plantations, especially in the tropics and subtropics. of the numerous known leaf diseases, three species of phaeophleospora can cause severe defoliation of young eucalyptus; phaeophleospora destructans, phaeophleospora eucalypti and phaeophleospora epicoccoides. phaeophleospora destructans has a major impact on seedling survival in asia and has not, as yet, been found in australia whe ... | 2007 | 17250757 |
| few mendelian genes underlie the quantitative response of a forest tree, eucalyptus globulus, to a natural fungal epidemic. | foliar fungal pathogens from the genus mycosphaerella affect eucalyptus in natural forests and plantations worldwide. qtl analysis was conducted to dissect the genetic control of resistance in eucalyptus globulus to a natural infection by mycosphaerella leaf disease, using a clonally replicated outbred f2 family (112 genotypes) planted in a field trial. two major qtl, with high lod support (20.2 and 10.9) and high genomewide significance, explained a large proportion (52%) of the phenotypic vari ... | 2008 | 18202395 |