Records of plant pathogenic viruses and virus-like agents from 22 Pacific island countries and territories: A review and an update

Australasian Plant Pathology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-291

  Davis, R I ^a,b   Ruabete, T K ^a  

^a Secretariat of the Pacific Community   (Fiji)

^b Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; VIROIDS;

EID: 77951853489     PISSN: 08153191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AP10047     Document Type: Article

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