Abstract
Fusarium solani f. sp. phaseoli is the etiological agent of soybean sudden death syndrome (SDS). This form species includes both members that cause SDS and those that do not. Despite the extensive use of SDS isolates in soybean plant breeding studies, no information regarding genetic relatedness of isolates is available. Sequencing of the D2 region of the large-subunit (28S) ribosomal DNA of 19 isolates of F. solani f. sp. phaseoli, both SDS and non-SDS isolates, resulted in identical sequences and thus indicated a very low level of genetic variation within the form species. Sequencing of the ITS region resulted in low-level intra-individual as well as intra-specific variation. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was used for a genome-wide estimate of genetic variation and was able to resolve only two amplitypes of the SDS isolates. Thus, SDS isolates from throughout the U.S. comprise an almost clonal population with an extremely low level of genetic variation among individuals.
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Received: 22 November 1996 / Accepted: 4 April 1997
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Achenbach, L., Patrick, J. & Gray, L. Genetic homogeneity among isolates of Fusarium solani that cause soybean sudden death syndrome. Theor Appl Genet 95, 474–478 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050585
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001220050585