A stunting syndrome of Napier grass in Ethiopia is associated with a 16SrIII group phytoplasma

Plant Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 345-

  Jones, P ^a   Arocha, Y ^b   Zerfy, T ^c   Proud, J ^c   Abebe, G ^c   Hanson, J ^c  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE SANIDAD AGROPECUARIA CENSA   (Cuba)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DNA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRASS; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 33947284138     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01525.x     Document Type: Article

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