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Fungal Genera Merged After Chestnut Nut Rot Mystery Solved
Original: Two Fungal Genera Merge as One Name Resolves a Chestnut Nut Rot Mystery
Taxonomists have combined two fungal genera into a single one after research linked the unified species to nut rot in chestnuts. The reclassification clarifies the identity of the pathogen behind the crop damage. Scientists say resolving the naming confusion helps growers and researchers better identify and manage the disease affecting chestnut harvests.
Why now: The taxonomic merge resolves the cause of a damaging chestnut disease, of interest to botanists and growers.
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- Two Fungal Genera Merge as One Name Resolves a Chestnut Nut Rot Mystery · Bioengineer.org
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