Open AccessFirst report of the molecular identification of a phytoplasma associated with dieback disease of papaya in Sri Lanka
Author(s) -
Abeysinghe S.,
Kumari W.G.S.M.,
Arachchi I.M.M.,
Dickinson M.
Publication year - 2014
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.2044-0588.2014.029.013
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , carica , biology , crop , horticulture , sri lanka , polymerase chain reaction , botany , veterinary medicine , agronomy , restriction fragment length polymorphism , gene , medicine , geography , tanzania , environmental planning , biochemistry
Papaya ( Carica papaya) is a very popular fruit crop in Sri Lanka, grown as a home garden and commercial crop for local and export markets. Papaya is commercially cultivated in Sri Lanka in about 8,000 ha with production of about 32,000 …