Phytoplasma distribution in coconut palms affected by lethal yellowing disease

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-117

  Oropeza, C ^a   Cordova, I ^a   Chumba, A ^a   Narvaez M ^a   Saenz L ^a   Ashburner, R ^a,b   Harrison, N ^c  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b Avonlea Flowers   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocos nucifera; LY phytoplasma; nested PCR

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE VECTOR; EMBRYO; FRUIT; GERMINATION; HOST PLANT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHLOEM; PHYTOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING; STEM; SYMPTOM;

WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

CANDIDATUS PHYTOPLASMA; COCOS NUCIFERA; LETHAL YELLOWING PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 79959378843     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: 17447348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2011.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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