Detection of lethal yellowing phytoplasma in embryos from coconut palms infected with Cape St Paul wilt disease in Ghana

Plant Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 777-784

  Nipah, J O ^a   Jones, P ^b   Dickinson, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cape Saint Paul wilt disease; Lethal yellowing; Phytoplasma; Seed transmission; West African Tall palm

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA; EMBRYO; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WILT;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; COCOS NUCIFERA; LETHAL YELLOWING PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 34548595709     PISSN: 00320862     EISSN: 13653059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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