A new disease in Limonium hybrids. I. Molecular identification

HortScience

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1056-1059

  Gera, A ^a   Maslenin, L ^a   Rosner, A ^a   Zeidan, M ^b   Pivonia, S ^c   Weintraub, P G ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c Northern and Central Arava Tamar   (Israel)

Author keywords

Almond witches broom; Elm yellows; Limonium latifolium; Phytoplasma; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DISEASE CONTROL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION; ORNAMENTAL CROPS; PHYTOPLASMA INFECTION;

HARVESTING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; LIMONIUM; LIMONIUM LATIFOLIUM; PHYTOPLASMA; PRUNUS DULCIS; ULMUS;

EID: 3142765471     PISSN: 00185345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.39.5.1056     Document Type: Article

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