History of Boysenberry and Youngberry in New Zealand in relation to their problems with Boysenberry decline, the association of a fungal pathogen, and possibly a phytoplasma, with this disease

New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 281-295

  Wood, G A ^a   Andersen, M T ^a   Forster, R L S ^a   Braithwaite, M ^b   Hall, H K ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b Ministry for Primary Industries   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Boysenberry; Boysenberry decline disease; Cercosporella rubi fungus; Disease introduction; Disease spread; Phormium yellow leaf phytoplasma; Rubus; Youngberry

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FUNGAL INFECTION; GRAFT HYBRIDIZATION; HISTORY; INOCULATION; NEW ZEALAND; PLANT PATHOLOGY; RUBUS; UNITED STATES;

HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HORTICULTURE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; POPULATION DECLINE;

NEW ZEALAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERCOSPORELLA; CERCOSPORELLA RUBI; FUNGI; PHORMIUM; PHORMIUM YELLOW LEAF PHYTOPLASMA; PHYTOPLASMA; RUBUS; RUBUS URSINUS;

EID: 0033370782     PISSN: 01140671     EISSN: 11758783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01140671.1999.9514108     Document Type: Article

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