bachelor's from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (2011). Has experience in Genetics (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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"Witches' Broom" is a major disease of cacao, limiting cacao production in South America. The basidiomycete Moniliophthora perniciosa, the causal agent, presents a hemibiotrophic lifestyle with a peculiar, extensive biotrophic phase, promoting typical symptoms of hypertrophic growth and proliferation of infected shoots. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) cv. 'Micro-Tom' (MT) is a suitable …
Plant diseases are a major threat to crop yield in agriculture, impacting the food security and the economy. The pathogenic fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa (Mp) is responsible for causing the witches' broom disease (WBD) of cacao (Theobroma cacao), whose seeds are the exclusive raw material for chocolate manufacture, leading to catastrophic cacao yield losses in South America. Mp is a he…
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