Xylella fastidiosa Does Not Occur in Lebanon

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 395-403

  Habib, Wassim ^a   Nigro, Franco ^b   Gerges, Elvis ^a   Jreijiri, Fouad ^a   Al Masri, Youssef ^c   El Riachy, Milad ^a   Choueiri, Elia ^a  

^a LEBANESE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Department of Plant Protection   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

ELISA; Leaf scorch; oleander; olive; PCR; Xylella fastidiosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; BACTERIUM; DIEBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVERGREEN TREE; IMMUNOASSAY; LEAF; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BEIRUT; BEYROUTH; ITALY; LEBANON; PUGLIA;

NERIUM; VITIS; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 84954306224     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jph.12467     Document Type: Article

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