Identification of phytoplasmas associated with a decline of European hackberry (Celtis australis)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 245-253

  Bertaccini, A ^a   Mittempergher, L ^b   Vibio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Celtis australis; decline; phytoplasma; polymerase chain reaction; restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ASTER; CELTIS; CELTIS AUSTRALIS; PHYTOPLASMA; PRUNUS PERSICA; ULMUS; ULMACEAE;

DNA FRAGMENT; FUNGAL DETECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOPLAST; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

EUROPEAN HACKBERRY; ORNAMENTAL TREE; PHYTOPLASMA; TREE DECLINE;

EID: 0029661154     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07320.x     Document Type: Article

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