Phytoplasmas associated with papaya diseases in Australia

Plant Disease

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 174-178

  Gibb, K S ^a   Persley, D M ^b   Schneider, B ^a   Thomas, J E ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 0030069287     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PD-80-0174     Document Type: Article

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