Leek proliferation: A new phytoplasma disease in the Czech Republic and Italy

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 487-493

  Bertaccini, A ^a   Franova J ^b   Paltrinieri, S ^a   Martini, M ^a   Navratil M ^c   Lugaresi, C ^d   Nebesarova J ^e   Simkova, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Servizio Fitosanitario Regionale   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Molecular identification; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DISEASE; PHYTOPLASMA;

CZECH REPUBLIC; ITALY;

EID: 0345466409     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008745206438     Document Type: Article

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