Search for alternate hosts of the coconut Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease pathogen [PDF]
, 2009 Lethal Yellowing disease locally called Cape Saint Paul wilt disease (CSPWD) is the bane of the coconut industry in Ghana and is caused by a phytoplasma.
Dery, Sylvester Kuuna +5 more
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Nuclear processes associated with plant immunity and pathogen susceptibility [PDF]
, 2015 Plants are sessile organisms that have evolved exquisite and sophisticated mechanisms to adapt to their biotic and abiotic environment. Plants deploy receptors and vast signalling networks to detect, transmit and respond to a given biotic threat by ...
Huitema, Edgar +3 more
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Identification of potential insect vectors of the Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease of coconut in Ghana by PCR [PDF]
, 2009 The vector of the phytoplasma responsible for the coconut lethal yellowing disease in West Africa is unknown to date. However, it is known that phytoplasmas are transmitted by leafhoppers and planthoppers, which are supposed to be the only ones able to ...
Descamps, Sophie +7 more
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Genetic variability among isolates of Coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasmas determined by heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA) [PDF]
, 2008 Heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA) was used to determine genomic diversity among African isolates of coconut lethal yellowing phytoplasmas causing Cape St.
Dollet, Michel +2 more
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General overview of genetic research and experimentation on coconut varieties tolerant/resistant to lethal yellowing [PDF]
, 2009 The Lethal Yellowing (LY) disease is one of the main threats to coconut industry in many parts of Africa and the Caribbean. Planting resistant varieties has long been recognized as one of the most promising ways of controlling the disease.
Baudouin, Luc +4 more
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A Mathematical Model of Flavescence Dor\'ee Epidemiology
, 2014 Flavescence dor\'ee (FD) is a disease of grapevine transmitted by an insect vector, $Scaphoideus$ $titanus$ Ball. At present, no prophylaxis exists, so mandatory control procedures (e.g.
Alma, Alberto +3 more
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Elucidating R‐gene‐mediated resistance to wheat dwarf virus in Triticum aestivum genotypes
Annals of Applied Biology, EarlyView.This study investigates R‐gene‐mediated resistance to wheat dwarf virus (WDV) among different wheat genotypes. Following inoculation with Psammotettix alienus (leafhoppers) and the subsequent appearance of characteristic symptoms such as yellowing and dwarfing, phenotypic responses were evaluated alongside molecular analyses, including quantification ...
Priyanka Krishnamurthy +3 more
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Search for alternate hosts of the coconut Cape St. Paul Wilt disease pathogen [PDF]
, 2008 Le jaunissement mortel, localement appelé Cape Saint Paul Wilt Disease (CSPW), est le fléau de l'industrie du cocotier au Ghana et est causé par un phytoplasme.
Dery, Sylvester Kuuna +4 more
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1164. Echinacea simulata McGregor
Curtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.Summary Echinacea simulata McGregor (Compositae: Heliantheae: Zinniinae) is described and illustrated. Notes are provided for the species' cultivation, propagation, likely pests and diseases, and availability. A full synonymy is given, along with type citations and known presence of type material, together with relevant notes. Statements of the species'
Nicholas Hind, Deborah Lambkin
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A Pathogen Secreted Protein as a Detection Marker for Citrus Huanglongbing. [PDF]
, 2017 The citrus industry is facing an unprecedented crisis due to Huanglongbing (HLB, aka citrus greening disease), a bacterial disease associated with the pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas) that affects all commercial varieties. Transmitted by
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