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First report of phytoplasma ' Candidatus phytoplasma asteris' (16SrI) from Parthenium hysterophorus L showing symptoms of virescence and witches' broom in India

  • Raj S
  • Khan M
  • Snehi S
  • et al.
Australasian Plant Disease Notes (2008) 3(1) 44
DOI: 10.1071/dn08017
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Phytoplasma was detected in Parthenium hysterophorus displaying symptoms of witches’-broom disease by direct and nested polymerase chain reaction using universal primers specific to 16SrRNAgene ofphytoplasma. Sequence identities of 99% were found to several isolates of ‘Candidatus phytoplasma asteris’ (aster yellows, 16SrI group). Parthenium

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Raj, S. K., Khan, M. S., Snehi, S. K., Kumar, S., Mall, S., & Rao, G. P. (2008). First report of phytoplasma ’ Candidatus phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI) from Parthenium hysterophorus L showing symptoms of virescence and witches’ broom in India. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 3(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1071/dn08017

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