'Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis' (16SrXIV group) affecting Oplismenus burmannii (Retz.) P. Beauv. and Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop. in India

Australasian Plant Disease Notes

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-95

  Rao, G P ^a   Mall, S ^a   Marcone, C ^b  

^a Sugarcane Research Station   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA CYNODONTIS; CYNODON DACTYLON; DIGITARIA (ANGIOSPERM); DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS; OPLISMENUS BURMANNII; POACEAE;

EID: 78649833379     PISSN: 1833928X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/DN10033     Document Type: Article

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