D.F. Farr’s scientific contributions

... Among the plethora of pathogens that pose a serious threat to hemp cultivation (Punja 2021), the soil borne Agroathelia rolfsii (Sclerotium rolfsii Sacc.), the agent of southern blight, is one of the most recognized fungal pathogens in southern temperate zones and the tropics, affecting both fiber and seed cultivations (Ferri 1961a). A. rolfsii attacks over 500 plant species (Aycock 1966), including both monocotyledons and dicotyledons (Farr et al. 1989). Attacks on hemp have been reported in India, the United States, Japan, Greece, and Italy (Ferri 1961a;McPartland and Clarke 2000;Amaradasa et al. 2020;Mersha et al. 2020;Chatzaki et al. 2022). ...

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IMA GENOME - F20 A draft genome assembly of Agroathelia rolfsii, Ceratobasidium papillatum, Pyrenopeziza brassicae, Neopestalotiopsis macadamiae, Sphaerellopsis filum and genomic resources for Colletotrichum spaethianum and Colletotrichum fructicola