Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum, the causal agent Of European stone fruit yellows: An overview

Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-34

  Marcone, C ^a   Jarausch, B ^b   Jarausch, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b AlPlanta Institute for Plant Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cacopsylla pruni; Disease management; Epidemiology; Phytoplasma characterization; Phytoplasma detection; Phytoplasma transmission; Phytoplasmas; Stone fruits

Indexed keywords

CACOPSYLLA PRUNI; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA PRUNORUM; HEXAPODA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; PROKARYOTA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA; PSYLLIDAE; PYRUS;

EID: 79951507207     PISSN: 11254653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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