Kim, Bo Min


Publications
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First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’-Related Strain and ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’-Related Strain Associated with North American Grapevine Yellows of Cultivated Grapevines in Minnesota

Citation
Bratsch et al. (2025). Plant Disease
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pruni Ca. Phytoplasma asteris
Abstract
Surveys for exotic plant pests conducted during July and August of 2023 and 2024 across 20 vineyards in 12 counties throughout Minnesota, USA, revealed that less than 2% of the approximatively 3000 vines inspected (Vitis spp., hybrid grape varieties) exhibited symptoms suggestive of phytoplasma yellows disease. Observed symptoms included yellowing of leaf lamina, downward rolling of leaf margins, and necrosis of leaf margins. To investigate a potential association between these symptoms and phy