Open AccessFirst report of a 16SrII phytoplasma associated with a witches' broom disease of Tamarix aphylla in Iran
Author(s) -
Hosseini S.A. Esmailzadeh,
Salehi M.,
Babaie G.,
Ardakani A. Paydar
Publication year - 2017
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.2044-0588.2017.036.022
Subject(s) - phytoplasma , restriction fragment length polymorphism , broom , biology , haeiii , nested polymerase chain reaction , veterinary medicine , botany , polymerase chain reaction , horticulture , ecology , genetics , medicine , gene
Tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) has been used for windbreaks near agricultural crops and as shade trees in rural desert margins in Iran. Symptoms associated with tamarisk witches' broom (TWB) disease, including proliferation of shoots with …