Molecular detection of phytoplasmas in apple with rubbery wood symptoms

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 472, Issue , 1998, Pages 693-700

  Bertaccini, A ^a   Vibio, M ^a   Franova Honetslegrova, J ^b   Janeckova, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c RESEARCH AND BREEDING INSTITUTE OF POMOLOGY HOLOVOUSY LTD   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Detection; Disease; Malus spp.; PCR; RFLP

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 31344470022     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1998.472.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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