Phytoplasma Infection of Cranberries Benefits Non-vector Phytophagous Insects

Despite increasing knowledge about the impacts of pathogens on the interactions between plants and insect vectors, relatively little is known about their effects on other, non-vector, organisms. In cranberries, phytoplasma infection causes false blossom disease, which is transmitted by leafhoppers....

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Main Authors: Nakorn Pradit, Mark C. Mescher, Yifei Wang, Nicholi Vorsa, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00181/full