Article
Association of a Phytoplasma with Pistachio Witches' Broom Disease in Iran
2011-01-01
Abstract excerpt
Pistachio is an important crop in Iran, which is a major producer and exporter of pistachio nuts. The occurrence of a new disease of pistachio trees, characterized by the development of severe witches' broom, stunted growth and leaf rosetting, was observed in Ghazvin Province. A phytoplasma was detected in infected trees by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of rRNA operon sequences. Nested PCR with pri...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d07b1a2c-e69a-5601-8e6c-52ee9daf4ec7
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2010.01697.x
