History and current status of phytoplasma diseases in the Middle East

C Hemmati, M Nikooei, AM Al-Subhi, AM Al-Sadi - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Phytoplasmas are microorganisms that have been reported to be
associated with hundreds of plant diseases in most parts of the world. Several reviews were …

Association of seven 'Candidatus Phytoplasma'species to an almond disease complex in Jordan, and preliminary information on their putative insect vectors

AHA Alloush, PA Bianco, E Busato, A AlMahasneh… - Crop Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
During field surveys carried out from June to October 2020 and in January 2021 in orchards
of northern Jordan, phytoplasma-like symptoms (early flowering along with evergreen …

Multilocus genetic characterization of phytoplasmas

M Martini, F Quaglino, A Bertaccini - Phytoplasmas: Plant Pathogenic …, 2019 - Springer
Classification of phytoplasmas into 16S ribosomal groups and subgroups and 'Candidatus
Phytoplasma'species designation have been primarily based on the conserved 16S rRNA …

Five decades of research on phytoplasma-induced witches' broom diseases

C Hemmati, M Nikooei, AM Al-Sadi - CABI Reviews, 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Phytoplasmas, prokaryotic wall-less microorganisms, are important pathogens of several
plant species in most parts of the world. Phytoplasmas have been reported associated with …

Detection and molecular characterization of phytoplasmas associated with stone fruit trees in northwest of Iran

L Zirak, R Khakvar, G Zarrini, K Hasanpour - Crop Protection, 2021 - Elsevier
During surveys conducted from 2015 to 2018 in stone fruit orchards of East Azerbaijan
province in the northwest of Iran, several stone fruit trees showing phytoplasma typical …

Identification of phytoplasmas in stone fruit (Prunus sp.) and persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) trees exhibiting leaf alterations and witches'‐broom in Jordan

AHA Alloush, R Tedeschi, A Alma… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
During field surveys conducted in 2020 in Jordanian orchards, phytoplasma‐like symptoms
(leaf yellowing/reddening and rolling, and witches'‐broom) were observed in three stone …

Peach witches'-broom, an emerging disease associated with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma phoenicium'and 'Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'in Iran

M Salehi, SAE Hosseini, E Salehi, F Quaglino… - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
During field surveys carried out from 2013 to 2017 in the eight main peach producing
provinces of Iran, symptoms of a phytoplasma-like peach witches'-broom disease (PWIB) …

Postharvest application of hot water and putrescine treatments reduce brown rot and improve shelf life and quality of apricots

M Hosseinifarahi, SM Mousavi, M Radi… - Phytopathologia …, 2020 - JSTOR
Iran is an important apricot production and export country. Postharvest losses of apricots
from brown rot (caused by Monilinia spp.) are major concerns for producers. Effects were …

Identification of phytoplasma in six fruit crops in India

GP Rao, A Rao, M Kumar, H Ranebennur… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Symptoms of decline, leaf yellowing and reddening, little leaf and malformation were
observed in apricot, guava, lychee, mango, pomegranate and grapevine in fruit orchards …

Major phytoplasma diseases of temperate fruit trees

C Marcone, R Pierro, AK Tiwari, GP Rao - 2022 - indianjournals.com
This paper summarizes information on the most relevant phytoplasma diseases of temperate
fruit trees, with emphasis on molecular and taxonomic aspects of the associated …