The association between insect herbivores and vascular plants represents one of the
greatest success stories in terrestrial evolution. Specific mechanisms generating diversity in …

Phytoplasma-associated diseases are mainly insect-transmitted and are present worldwide.
Considering that disease detection is a relevant environmental factor that may elucidate the …

Citrus production has been widely affected by pathogens which causes economic losses to
the growers resulting in severe social effects in many of the areas where the economy is …

Simple Summary Phytoplasmas are bacteria transmitted by insects that cause severe
diseases in many plants, including crops, worldwide. Most phytoplasma research focuses on …

Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) is an important staple food and cash crop worldwide,
especially in developing countries. However, in Côte d'Ivoire, coconut cultivation is …

i ASTER YELLOWS PHYTOPLASMA, ASTER LEAFHOPPER AND CANOLA:
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF IMPROVED MOLECULAR METHODS FOR …

Despite several decades' effort to detect and identify phytoplasmas (Tenericutes: Mollicutes)
using PCR and Sanger sequencing focusing on diseased plants, knowledge of phytoplasma …

Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) has three genomic RNA segments, RNAs 1, 2 and 3, that
encode five proteins. In some hosts, CMV induces biochemical or physiological changes …