Identification of phytoplasma from mango trees showing sudden death phenomenon through molecular techniques

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2153-2157

  Kazmi, Munawar Raza ^a   Farooq, Saima Iram ^a   Fateh, Faisal Sohail ^a   Hameed, Shahid ^a   Fahmeed, Fauqia ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad ^a   Ahmed, Iftikhar ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; FUNGI; MANGIFERA INDICA;

EID: 46749103347     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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