RESUMO:O Brasil é o terceiro maior produtor mundial de milho (Zea mays L.) e o grão é amplamente utilizado na alimentação humana e animal no país. A antracnose representa uma enfermidade causada pelo fungo Colletotrichum graminicola que
ABSTRACT:Brazil is the third largest producer of maize (Zea mays L.) and it grain is widely used in food and feed in the country. Anthracnose is a disease caused by the fungus Colletotrichum graminicola that affects the plant and causes production losses that can reach high magnitudes, reecting negatively on the economic. The characterization of the microorganism and its high variability associated with environmental resistance of its spores, culminating in the difculty of controlling the disease. In this context, the
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