Phytoplasma disease surveys in the extreme north of Queensland, Australia, and the island of New Guinea

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 269-277

  Davis, R I ^a,b   Jacobson, S C ^a,b   De La Rue, S J ^c   Tran Nguyen, L ^c   Gunua, T G ^d   Rahamma, S ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Bubia Agricultural Research Centre   (Papua New Guinea)

^e Res Inst of Maize/Other Cereals   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LOOFAH WITCHES'-BROOM PHYTOPLASMA; MELALEUCA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); PHYTOPLASMA; STYLOSANTHES; VICIA; VICIA FABA; VITIS;

EID: 0037659837     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP03020     Document Type: Article

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