Detection of phytoplasma and potyvirus pathogens in papaya (Carica papaya L.) affected with 'Bunchy Top Symptom' (BTS) in eastern Cuba

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 640-646

  Arocha, Y ^d,e   Pinol B ^a   Acosta, K ^b   Almeida, R ^c   Devonshire, J ^d   Van de Meene, A ^d   Boa, E ^e   Lucas, J ^d  

^a National Centre for Animal and Plant Health CENSA   (Cuba)

^b Hospital General Docente Vladimir Ilich Lenin   (Cuba)

^c National Institute of Sugarcane Research INICA   (Cuba)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e CABI   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16SrII group; BTS; Cuba; Papaya; Phytoplasma; PRSV

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DNA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FRUIT; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME; RNA; SYMPTOM; VIRAL DISEASE;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; COTE D'IVOIRE; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA AURANTIFOLIA; CARICA PAPAYA; PAPAYA RINGSPOT VIRUS; POTYVIRUS;

EID: 67349280892     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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