Possible cause of European blueberry disease is related to North American milkweed yellows phytoplasma

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Valiunas, D ^a   Alminaite, A ^a   Jomantiene, R ^a   Davis, R E ^b   Maas, J L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Lithuania)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Identification; Phylogeny; Phytopathogenic mollicutes; Vaccinium

Indexed keywords

ASCLEPIAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MILKWEED YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA; MOLLICUTES; PHYTOPLASMA; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 4444356188     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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