Occurrence, symptom expression and characterization of phytoplasma associated with pear decline disease in catalonia (Spain)

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 151, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 584-590

  Garcia Chapa, M ^a,b   Lavina A ^a,b   Sanchez, I ^a,c   Medina, V ^a,c   Batlle, A ^a,b  

^a IRTA   (Spain)

^b Centre de Cabrils Barcelona   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Incidence; Pear decline phytoplasma; Polymerase chain reaction detection; Restriction fragment length polymorphism analyses; Symptom expression

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM;

CATALONIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA PYRI; PHYTOPLASMA; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 4043113551     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0931-1785.2003.00769.x     Document Type: Article

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