Open AccessFirst report of lethal yellowing disease associated with subgroup 16SrIV, a phytoplasma on St. Kitts in the Lesser Antilles
Author(s) -
Myrie W.A.,
Douglas L.,
Harrison N.A.,
McLaughlin W.,
James M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2044-0588
DOI - 10.5197/j.2044-0588.2012.026.025
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , biology , cocos nucifera , bay , broom , palm , phytophthora palmivora , horticulture , botany , geography , ecology , archaeology , phytophthora , polymerase chain reaction , restriction fragment length polymorphism , gene , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Coconuts ( Cocos nucifera ) are grown as a crop and as amenity trees in many tropical countries. Caribbean countries use coconuts to enhance the aesthetics of sandy coastal beaches. Lethal yellowing (LY) as a phytoplasma disease, is the…