Rhizoctonia theobromae isolates causing Vascular-Streak Dieback of Cocoa and Cassava Witches' Broom Disease are likely host-specific, regionally divergent and homothallic
Peri A. Tobias, Jacob Downs, Sylvie Nolf, Agus Purwantara, Junaid Muhammad, E. Brugman, Mareike Möller, Marcin Nowicki, Juan M Pardo, David Ian Guest
The study investigates Rhizoctonia theobromae isolates from cocoa and cassava diseases, finding host specificity, regional divergence, and homothallism.
bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology