Detection of an elm yellows-related phytoplasma in eucalyptus trees affected by little-leaf disease in Italy

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 669-673

  Marcone, C ^a   Ragozzino, A ^a   Seemuller E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Inst F Pflanzenschutz im Obstbau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS; PHYTOPLASMA; ULMUS;

EID: 0029784534     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0669     Document Type: Article

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