Global Status of Phytoplasma Diseases in Vegetable Crops

The presence of phytoplasmas and their associated diseases is an emerging threat to vegetable production which leads to severe yield losses worldwide. Phytoplasmas are phloem-limited pleomorphic bacteria lacking the cell wall, mainly transmitted through leafhoppers but also by plant propagation mate...

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Main Authors: Shweta Kumari, Krishnan Nagendran, Awadhesh Bahadur Rai, Bijendra Singh, Govind Pratap Rao, Assunta Bertaccini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01349/full