A severe disease was observed in the potato variety Criolla Colombiana . Main symptomatology consisted of discoloration or yellowing of the whole plant, apical leafroll, dwarfing, axillary buds and thicker internodes. Phytoplasmas related to 16SrV and 16SrXII groups were identified by nested PCR...
Mejía, Juan Fernando
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Contaldo, N.
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Paltrinieri, S
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Pardo, Juan Manuel
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Rios, CA
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Álvarez, E.
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Bertaccini, A
,
[Molecular detection and identification of group 16SrV and 16SrXII phytoplasma associated with potatoes in Colombia]
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Molecular detection and identification of group 16SrV and 16SrXII phytoplasma associated with potatoes in Colombia
Cassava is one of the main carbohydrate sources in the tropics, and it has worldwide importance as basic food for millions of persons in America and Africa. This root crop is affected by cassava frog skin disease that in Colombia produces yield losses of almost 90%. A phytoplasma was associated w...
Álvarez, E.
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Mejía, Juan Fernando
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Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
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Loke, John Bernard
,
[Detection and characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frog skin disease in cassava]
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Detection and characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frog skin disease in cassava
Cassava frogskin disease (CFSD) is an economically important root disease of cassava (Manihot
esculenta) in Colombia and other South American countries, including Brazil, Venezuela, Peru,
Costa Rica, and Panama. The roots of severely affected plants are thin, making them unsuitable
for consumptio...
Álvarez, E.
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Mejía De Los Rios, J.F.
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Llano Rodríguez, Germán Alberto
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Loke, John Bernard
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Calari, A
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Duduk, B
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Bertaccini, A
,
[Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava]
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Characterization of a phytoplasma associated with frogskin disease in cassava