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Globalization of agricultural commerce increases the vulnerability of the United States to introductions of plant pathogens by inadvertent or intentional means. Plant pathogen forensics combines traditional plant pathology and microbial forensics to enhance crop biosecurity. Thi…

New highly polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for European hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.). were developed from several sources. The markers were characterized, and segregation in a mapping population allowed to assigne them to linkage groups. Their transferability …

Olive (Olea europaea L.) consumption and production are important socially and economically in Libya. Olive cultivars that are adapted to local conditions produce olives that have high quality and quantities of oil. Many of the important olive cultivars grown in Libya were evalu…