Molecular and symptom analysis reveal the presence of new phytoplasmas associated with sugarcane grassy shoot disease in India

Plant Disease

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1413-1418

  Nasare, Kanchan ^a   Yadav, Amit ^a   Singh, Anil K ^b   Shivasharanappa, K B ^a   Nerkar, Y S ^a   Reddy, V S ^b  

^a Vasantdada Sugar Institute   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); RNA;

PHYTOPLASMAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM; SUGARCANE GRASSY SHOOT DISEASES;

DISEASES;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; SACCHARUM OFFICINARUM;

EID: 35348977719     PISSN: 01912917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/PDIS-91-11-1413     Document Type: Article

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