Agronomy and Crop Science


Publications
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Genotyping Points to Divergent Evolution of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ Strains Causing North American Grapevine Yellows and Strains Causing Aster Yellows

Citation
Davis et al. (2018). Plant Disease 102 (9)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma asteris
Abstract
Grapevine yellows diseases occur in cultivated grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) on several continents, where the diseases are known by different names depending upon the identities of the causal phytoplasmas. In this study, phytoplasma strains associated with grapevine yellows disease (North American grapevine yellows [NAGY]) in vineyards of Pennsylvania were characterized as belonging to 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene restriction fragment length polymorphism group 16SrI (aster yellows phytoplasma

Genetic Variation of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Haplotype C and Identification of a Novel Haplotype from Trioza urticae and Stinging Nettle

Citation
Haapalainen et al. (2018). Phytopathology® 108 (8)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ (CLso) haplotype C is associated with disease in carrots and transmitted by the carrot psyllid Trioza apicalis. To identify possible other sources and vectors of this pathogen in Finland, samples were taken of wild plants within and near the carrot fields, the psyllids feeding on these plants, parsnips growing next to carrots, and carrot seeds. For analyzing the genotype of the CLso-positive samples, a multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme was developed