Detection of phytoplasmas in dieback, yellow crinkle, and mosaic diseases of papaya using polymerase chain reaction techniques

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 387-394

  Liu, Bing ^a,b   White, Daniel T ^a   Walsh, Kerry B ^a   Scott, Paul T ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carica papaya; Mycoplasma like organisms; Papaya dieback; Papaya mosaic; Papaya yellow crinkle; PCR; Phytoplasmas

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 0030052332     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR9960387     Document Type: Article

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