Differentiation of phytoplasmas associated with sugarcane and gramineous weed white leaf disease and sugarcane grassy shoot disease by RFLP and sequencing

Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 660-663

  Wongkaew, P ^a   Hanboonsong, Y ^a   Sirithorn, P ^a   Choosai, C ^a   Boonkrong, S ^a   Tinnangwattana, T ^b   Kitchareonpanya, R ^b   Damak, S ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Northeastern Sugarcane A   (Thailand)

^c LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Grassy shoot disease; Phytoplasma; Ribosomal RNA; Sugarcane; White leaf disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030874472     PISSN: 00405752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001220050609     Document Type: Article

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