Mihir K Mandal, Steve Koike, Cayla Tsuchida, Hanane Stanghellini, Jennifer Guerrero, German Valentin Sandoya Miranda, Steven J Klosterman, Ivan Simko, Krishna V Subbarao
Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium dahliae, is one of the most devastating soilborne diseases of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). There are three races of V. dahliae and each race has been characterized by markers representing race-specific effectors. Race 1 is differentiated by the presence of the functional secretory Ave1 effector. Similarly, races 2 and 3 are differentiated by effectors VdR2e and VdR3e, respectively. While the presence of race 1 in coastal California was well-established, the presence of effector-based races 2 and 3 was uncertain...
March 20, 2024: Plant Disease