Molecular identification of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ associated with little leaf disease of Chrysanthemum morifolium
S. K. Raj A B , M. S. Khan A and S. Kumar AA Molecular Virology, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India.
B Corresponding author. Email: skraj2@rediffmail.com
Australasian Plant Disease Notes 2(1) 21-22 https://doi.org/10.1071/DN07009
Submitted: 20 January 2007 Accepted: 29 January 2007 Published: 13 February 2007
Abstract
Association of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ with little leaf disease of Chrysanthemum morifolium was detected by nested PCR and identified by nucleotide sequence analysis of PCR products for the first time from India.
Acknowledgements
Authors are grateful to the Director, National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow for providing facilities and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi for providing fellowship to S. Kumar.
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