Coconut lethal yellowing diseases: a phytoplasma threat to palms of global economic and social significance

The recent discovery of Bogia Coconut Syndrome in Papua New Guinea is the first report of a lethal yellowing disease (LYD) in Oceania. Numerous outbreaks of LYDs of coconut have been recorded in the Caribbean and Africa since the late 19th century and have caused the death of millions of palms acros...

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Main Authors: Gurr M Geoff, Anne C Johnson, Gavin J Ash, Bree Wilson, Mark Ero, Carmel Pilotti, Charles Dewhurst, Minsheng You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01521/full