Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ Infection in Prunus persica

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ is the causative agent of X-disease on peach (Prunus persica) trees. Infected trees exhibit premature yellowing, leaf necrosis causing a shot-hole appearance, limb dieback, and eventual death. How pathogen infection leads to these symptoms is unknown. This study undert...

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Main Authors: Alice A. Wright, Cody Molnar, Madalyn K. Shires, Garrett Bishop, Scott J. Harper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2023-09-01
Series:PhytoFrontiers
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PHYTOFR-08-22-0083-R