Candidatus phytoplasma pyri infections in pear orchards in Tunisia

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-272

  Ben Khalifa, M ^a   Marrakchi, M ^a   Fakhfakh, H ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri; PCR; Pear, pear decline; RFLP

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA PYRI; PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 34547244831     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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