Open AccessFirst report on the molecular identification of the phytoplasma associated with a lethal yellowing‐type disease of coconut palms in Cote d'Ivoire
Author(s) -
Konan J.L. Konan,
Allou K.,
Diallo H. Atta,
Yao D. Saraka,
Koua B.,
Kouassi N.,
Benabid R.,
Michelutti R.,
Scott J.,
ArochaRosete Y.
Publication year - 2013
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.2044-0588.2013.028.003
Subject(s) - cocos nucifera , palm , biology , cote d ivoire , phytoplasma , inflorescence , horticulture , copra , crop , arecaceae , botany , veterinary medicine , polymerase chain reaction , agronomy , medicine , restriction fragment length polymorphism , humanities , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , gene , biochemistry , food science
Cocos nucifera is considered the most important crop along the coastal belt of West Africa. Particularly in Cote d'Ivoire, coconut palm is cultivated on approximately 50,000 ha (Konan et al. , 2008) and produces an average of 45,000 tonnes…