First report of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’-related strain (group 16SrXIV) associated with Huanglongbing disease on Citrus grandis

Autor: Ashish Warghane, Dilip Kumar Ghosh, Sunil B. Kokane, Manali Motghare, Amol D. Kokane, Datta Surwase, M. S. Ladaniya, Sumit Bhose
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Australasian Plant Disease Notes. 14
ISSN: 1833-928X
DOI: 10.1007/s13314-019-0340-y
Popis: Association of phytoplasma with Huanglongbing (HLB) disease is reported here for the first time in Citrus grandis from India. Molecular investigation of the pathogen reveals that it belongs to 16SrXIV Group of phytoplasma, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’. The association of phytoplasma with HLB accentuates that there is need to broaden the disease management strategies.
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