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Detection, characterisation and transmission by Macrosteles leafhoppers of watercress yellows phytoplasma in Hawaii
2006-12-01
Abstract excerpt
A new yellows disease of watercress (Nasturtium officinale) in Hawaii has symptoms of reduced leaf size, leaf yellowing and crinkling, and occasionally witches' brooms. This disease is found on all watercress farms on Oahu but has not yet been found on other Hawaiian islands. Watercress plants were tested for phytoplasma infection by polymerase chain reaction assays using phytoplasma-specific primers. Amplicons of...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d280ee78-8859-51b6-8397-c0d70939c3de
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1744-7348.2006.00103.x
