Genetic characterization and classification of two phytoplasmas associated with Spartium witches'-broom disease

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Marcone, C ^a   Ragozzino, A ^a   Schneider, B ^b   Lauer, U ^b   Smart, C D ^c   Seemuller E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Inst F Pflanzenschutz im Obstbau   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA SPARTII; CYTISUS MULTIFLORUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOPLASMA; SPARTIUM; SPARTIUM JUNCEUM; ULMUS;

EID: 0001451940     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0365     Document Type: Article

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