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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated transformation enables functional characterization of the effector Avr4 in the banana pathogen Pseudocercospora fijiensis
Maikel B. F. Steentjes, Gregory Ashe, Patricia Schöppl…·Gert H. J. Kema
This paper develops a CRISPR/Cas9 system for Pseudocercospora fijiensis to functionally characterize the effector Avr4, finding it does not explain resistance in Calcutta 4.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.10.742443