Epidemiology of apple proliferation (AP) in northwestern Italy: Evaluation of the frequency of AP-positive psyllids in naturally infected populations of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Homoptera: Psyllidae)

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-290

  Tedeschi, Rosemarie ^a   Visentin, Cristina ^a   Alma, Alberto ^a   Bosco, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

AP phytoplasma; Apple; Cacopsylla melanoneura; Epidemiology; PCR detection

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE VECTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CACOPSYLLA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA MALI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PHYTOPLASMA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 0038012267     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2003.tb00252.x     Document Type: Article

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