Detection and identification of the phytoplasma associated with pear decline in Taiwan

European Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-291

  Liu, Hsiu Lin ^a   Chen, Ching Chung ^b   Lin, Chan Pin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Phytoplasma vectors; rRNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; CROP DAMAGE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE VECTOR; DNA; ETIOLOGY; FRUIT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ORCHARD; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

CACOPSYLLA; CACOPSYLLA PYRI; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PYRUS;

EID: 33846863179     PISSN: 09291873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10658-006-9094-4     Document Type: Article

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