Identification and characterization of the phytoplasma associated with elm yellows in southern Italy and its relatedness to other phytoplasmas of the elm yellows group

European Journal of Forest Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-54

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Inst fur Pflanzenschutz im Obstbau   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETULACEAE; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ULMI; CYTISUS MULTIFLORUS; EUCALYPTUS; FLAVESCENCE; FLAVESCENCE DOREE; FLAVESCENCE DOREE PHYTOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; RUBUS; SPARTIUM; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR; VITIS;

EID: 0030901155     PISSN: 03001237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1997.tb00852.x     Document Type: Article

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