Epidemiology of phytoplasma-associated papaya diseases in Queensland, Australia

Plant Disease

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1107-1111

  Guthrie, J N ^a   White, D T ^a   Walsh, K B ^a   Scott, P T ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mollicute; Mycoplasma like organisms (MLO); Papaw; Papaya dieback; Papaya mosaic; Papaya yellow crinkle; Residency time

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE MODEL; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CARICA PAPAYA;

EID: 0031690472     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS.1998.82.10.1107     Document Type: Article

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