Ecological Implications from a Molecular Analysis of Phytoplasmas Involved in an Aster Yellows Epidemic in Various Crops in Texas

Phytopathology

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1368-1377

  Lee, I M ^a   Martini, M ^a,c   Bottner, K D ^a   Dane, R A ^a   Black, M C ^b   Troxclair, N ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Texas A M Univ Res and Exten Ctr   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; AMBROSIA; ANETHUM GRAVEOLENS; ASTER; ASTER YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; CERATAGALLIA; CERATAGALLIA ABRUPTA; CICADELLIDAE; DAUCUS CAROTA; FUNGI; INSECTA; IVA XANTHIFOLIA; LACTUCA SERRIOLA; MACROSTELES FASCIFRONS; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PHYTOPLASMA; SCAPHYTOPIUS; SCAPHYTOPIUS IRRORATUS;

EID: 0242276360     PISSN: 0031949X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PHYTO.2003.93.11.1368     Document Type: Article

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