First report of the association of phytoplasmas with plant diseases in the territory of Wallis and Futuna

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 417-418

  Davis, R I ^a   Arocha, Y ^b,c   Jones, P ^b   Malau, A ^d  

^a Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPC Aquaculture Section   (Fiji)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRO NACIONAL DE SANIDAD AGROPECUARIA CENSA   (Cuba)

^d Service de l'Agriculture Wallis   (Wallis and Futuna)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

16SRI (ASTER YELLOWS GROUP); ANANAS COMOSUS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AURANTIFOLIA; EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYGALA PANICULATA; POLYGALACEAE;

EID: 27644566141     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP05033     Document Type: Article

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