Note: Molecular identification of 'Candidatus phytoplasma asteris' inducing histological anomalies in Silene nicaeensis

Phytoparasitica

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 290-293

  Cozza, Radiana ^a   Bernardo, Liliana ^a   Calari, Alberto ^b   Silvestro, Graziella ^a   Duduk, Bojan ^b   Bertaccini, Assunta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coastal areas; Phyllody; Phylogeny; Phytoplasmas; Plant disease; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; SILENE;

EID: 47849122680     PISSN: 03342123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980775     Document Type: Article

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