Detection, Identification, and Significance of Phytoplasmas in Wild Grasses in East Africa

Plant-pathogenic phytoplasmas found in wild grasses in East Africa could pose a serious threat to the cultivation of Napier grass, Pennisetum purpureum, the most important livestock fodder in the region. To asses this threat, leaves from plants of 33 grass species were sampled from Mbita, Bungoma, a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Plant disease. - 1997. - 100(2016), 1 vom: 21. Jan., Seite 108-115
1. Verfasser: Asudi, George O (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Van den Berg, Johnnie, Midega, Charles A O, Schneider, Bernd, Seemüller, Erich, Pickett, John A, Khan, Zeyaur R
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Plant disease
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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