Molecular characterization and potential insect vector of a phytoplasma associated with garden beet witches' broom in Yazd, Iran

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 198-203

  Mirzaie, A ^a   Esmailzadeh Hosseini, S A ^b   Jafari Nodoshan, A ^b   Rahimian, H ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF IRAN ABRII   (Iran)

^b Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center of Yazd   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Garden beet; Iran; Orosius albicinctus; Phytoplasma; Restriction fragment length polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CROP DAMAGE; CROP PLANT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; INSECT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; YAZD;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; GARDEN BEET WITCHES'-BROOM PHYTOPLASMA; HEXAPODA; OROSIUS;

EID: 34047227057     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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