Presence of a Phytoplasma Associated with Witches’-Broom Disease in Ugni molinae Turcz. and Gaultheria phillyreifolia (Pers.) Sleumer Determined by DAPI, PCR, and DNA Sequencing

Presence of a Phytoplasma Associated with Witches’-Broom Disease in Ugni molinae Turcz. and Gaultheria phillyreifolia (Pers.) Sleumer Determined by DAPI, PCR, and DNA Sequencing

Murta (Ugni molinae Turcz.) and common chaura (Gaultheria phillyreifolia (Pers.) Sleumer) are native species of Chile. Plants of both species have shown over-branching like witches’ broom. The causal agents of these symptoms in many plants are phytoplasma. To verify the presence of these m...

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Main Authors: Arismendi S,Nolberto, Andrade S,Nancy, Riegel Sch,Ricardo, Carrillo Ll,Roberto
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 2010
Subjects:
native shrubs
witches’ broom
phytoplasma
microscopic and molecular tools
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392010000100003
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