Genetic comparison of the peach yellow leaf roll agent with European fruit tree phytoplasmas of the apple proliferation group

Plant Pathology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 538-544

  Kison, H ^a   Kirkpatrick, B C ^b   Seemuller E ^a  

^a Inst fur Pflanzenschutz im Obstbau   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOPLASMA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0030737938     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3059.1997.d01-35.x     Document Type: Article

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