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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Obtaining complete phytoplasma genomes is difficult due to the lack of a culture system for these bacteria. To improve genome assembly, a non-ionic, low- and iso-osmotic iodixanol (Optiprep™) density gradient centrifugation method was developed to enrich
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Jujube witches' broom ('Zaofeng') disease: bacteria that drive the plants crazy
Fruit Research, 2023 Jujube witches' broom (JWB) disease, referred to as 'Zaofeng' disease in Chinese, is associated with the JWB phytoplasma ('Candidatus Phytoplasma ziziphi') and causes heavy losses in the jujube industry.
Sicheng Guo +14 more
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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control, 2023 Background Squash leaf curl virus (SLCV) is efficiently transmitted and spread by the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), which is the only vector that transmits begomoviruses naturally causing huge crop losses through feeding damage.
Abeer Salah El-Deen Abd El-Wahab +4 more
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Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2022 ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma spp.’ are pathogenic bacteria that infect many plant species. ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’, one of the members of the 16SrX group causes pear decline disease that adversely affects pear crops.
Lucie VALENTOVÁ +8 more
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An Update on Phytoplasma Diseases Associated With Ornamentals in Asia
, 2023 The economic importance of ornamentals has been progressing significantly in many Asian countries with international demand expanding continuously. Cut flowers represent the largest segment of the industry followed by flowering potted plants, trees ...
Hemmati, C. +6 more
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Plant Protection Science, 2023 Sisal purple leafroll disease (SPLD) is a destructive disease affecting sisal in China, however, its etiology remains unknown. This disease is characterized by purple margins and rolling and yellowing of the leaves.
Guihua Wang +8 more
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Occurrence, Distribution and Molecular Characterization of Phytoplasma Infecting Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) from Tamil Nadu [PDF]
Madras Agricultural Journal, 2021 Phytoplasma is an obligate prokaryote infecting a wide array of crops suchas urdbean, sesame, brinjal and many other vegetable crops in India.Several workers have noticed the recent outbreak of phytoplasma diseasein several pulse crops.
Latha T K S +3 more
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, 2004 The trivial name 'phytoplasma' has been adopted to collectively name wall-less, non-helical prokaryotes that colonize plant phloem and insects, which were formerly known as mycoplasma-like organisms.
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Plants, 2023 Two unrelated plant species, green pea and parthenium weed, harboring typical phytoplasma symptoms, were discovered in Yunlin, Taiwan. Green pea (Pisum sativum.) and parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) are both herbaceous annual plants ...
Yi-Ching Chiu +5 more
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Genetic analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ associated with witches’ broom on acid lime trees [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 “Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia” is associated with witches’ broom disease of lime in Oman and the UAE. A previous study showed that an infection by phytoplasma may not necessarily result in the physical appearance of witches’ broom symptoms in some
Aisha G. Al-Ghaithi +3 more
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