Morphological Characterization and Pathogenicity Screening of Fusarium Isolates Associated with Dry Rot of Stored Potato Tubers in Mascara, Algeria
Mohamed El Amine Kouadri, Mohammed Chrair, Mohamed Mehenni, Amel Bennacer, Celia Borrero, Manuel Avilés · 2026
Read Morphological Characterization and Pathogenicity Screening of Fusarium Isolates Associated with Dry Rot of Stored Potato Tubers in Mascara, Algeria by Mohamed El Amine Kouadri, Mohammed Chrair, Mohamed Mehenni, Amel Bennacer, Celia Borrero, Manuel Avilés (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/PMC13363812.txt.
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Mohamed El Amine Kouadri and colleagues present a 2026 study of Fusarium fungi behind dry rot in stored potatoes in the Mascara region of Algeria, the first such survey there. They purified 118 isolates from rotting tubers gathered from stores in early 2025. They sorted them into 28 look-alike types and tested one from each type for how much rot it causes on a standard potato variety. Image analysis scored the damage.
Just over half of the types caused real rot, with strength varying widely, and gene reads named the worst offenders, including Fusarium sambucinum and Fusarium redolens. Common types were not always the most harmful, so counting isolates alone misleads. The authors urge storage surveys that join looks, harm tests, and gene identification.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohamed El Amine Kouadri, Mohammed Chrair, Mohamed Mehenni, Amel Bennacer, Celia Borrero, Manuel Avilés |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39241 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |