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Filtering by: Creator Graham, Allie M. Committee Member Emerson, Sarah C. License Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) Resource Type Dissertation

Inferring Patterns and Processes of Emergence in Clonal Phytophthora Epidemics using Population Genomic Approaches

Creator:

Cauldron, Nicholas C.

Abstract:

Oomycete and fungal pathogens threaten food, fiber, and forests around the world. With climate change, these pathogens are expected to emerge more frequently. Evolution can facilitate their emergence through mechanisms such as mutations that change or expand host range. Characterizing evolutionary mechanisms in plant pathogens will contribute to our ability...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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Navarro assisted with manuscript revisions of Chapter 3. Dr. Jared M. LeBoldus assisted with study