Detection of a small population of mulberry dwarf (MD)-phytoplasmas in symptomless-mulberry trees by nested PCR

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 261-269

  Wei, Wei ^a   Kawakita, Hiromu ^a   Sato, Mamoru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

latent infection; mulberry dwarf; nested PCR; phytoplasmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942472727     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen1930.69.261     Document Type: Article

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