Detection of phytoplasma infections in declining Populus nigra 'Italica' trees and molecular differentiation of the aster yellows phytoplasmas identified in various Populus species

European Journal of Forest Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-43

  Berges, R ^a   Cousin, M T ^b   Roux, J ^b   Maurer R ^a   Seemuller E ^a  

^a Inst fur Pflanzenschutz im Obstbau   (Germany)

^b INRA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTER; PHYTOPLASMA; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; POPULUS NIGRA; POPULUS TREMULA;

EID: 0030981337     PISSN: 03001237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0329.1997.tb00851.x     Document Type: Article

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