"Al-Wijam", a new phytoplasma disease of date palm in Saudi Arabia

Bulletin of Insectology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-286

  Alhudaib, Khalid ^d   Arocha, Yaima ^a   Wilson, Michael ^b   Jones, Phil ^c  

^a CENSA   (Cuba)

^b DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

'Candidatus phytoplasma asteris'; Cicadellidae; Date palm; Phoenix dactylifera; Phytoplasma

Indexed keywords

ASTER YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA A; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA ASTERIS; CICADELLIDAE; CICADULINA; HEXAPODA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 68249104762     PISSN: 17218861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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