Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Phytoplasma Associated with Pomegranate Fasciation Disease

To confirm phytoplasma infection, samples of pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) plants showing symptoms of fasciation were collected from an orchard located in Tai'an, Shandong Province, China. A fragment of approximately 1.2 kb was amplified with universal primers targeting the phytoplasma 16S r...

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Main Authors: Rui GAO, Jie WANG, Tiansheng ZHU, Xi JIA, Xiangdong LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:Horticultural Plant Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014118300177