Genetic characterization of fall armyworm infesting South Africa and India indicate recent introduction from a common source population

Rodney N. Nagoshi; Isabel Dhanani; R. Asokan; H. M. Mahadevaswamy; Chicknayakanahalli M. Kalleshwaraswamy; Sharanabasappa; Robert L. Meagher

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217755

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Genetic characterization of fall armyworm infesting South Africa and India indicate recent introduction from a common source population

Rodney N. Nagoshi ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: rodney.nagoshi@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4881-4014

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Isabel Dhanani,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Plant Health Diagnostic Services, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Stellenbosch, South Africa
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R. Asokan,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessaraghatta Lake (PO), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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H. M. Mahadevaswamy,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessaraghatta Lake (PO), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Chicknayakanahalli M. Kalleshwaraswamy,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hessaraghatta Lake (PO), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Sharanabasappa,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
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Robert L. Meagher

Roles Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2769-1043

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Genetic characterization of fall armyworm infesting South Africa and India indicate recent introduction from a common source population

Rodney N. Nagoshi,
Isabel Dhanani,
R. Asokan,
H. M. Mahadevaswamy,
Chicknayakanahalli M. Kalleshwaraswamy,
Sharanabasappa,
Robert L. Meagher

Published: May 31, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217755

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