TITLE:
Phytoplasmas and Phytoplasma Diseases: A Severe Threat to Agriculture
AUTHORS:
Assunta Bertaccini, Bojan Duduk, Samanta Paltrinieri, Nicoletta Contaldo
KEYWORDS:
Phytoplasma Diseases, Detection, Prevention
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.12,
May
27,
2014
ABSTRACT: Several economically relevant phytoplasma-associated diseases are described together with an update of phytoplasma taxonomy and major biological and molecular features of phytoplasmas. Outlook about persepectives and future work to contain spread of these diseases are also reported.