Abstract
In April 2007, a severe disease occurred in Sicily (Italy) in a glasshouse cultivation of tenweeks stock belonging to the cultivar White-Beach. Plants were stunted and rosetted, and the flowers were of small size and characterized by virescence symptoms.Phytoplasma presence and identity was detected by applying PCR/RFLP techniques and sequencing of 16S ribosomal gene. Phytoplasmas were identified as belonging to ribosomal subgroup 16SrII-A, never reported before in Italy and showed 99% of homology with ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ and related phytoplasmas. This is the first report of a phytoplasma disease oftenweeks stock. Considering that this Brassicaceae ornamental species is widely grown in Italy, it could play an important role in spreading these phytoplasmas, new for Italy.
| Lingua originale | English |
|---|---|
| pagine (da-a) | 279-280 |
| Numero di pagine | 2 |
| Rivista | Bulletin of Insectology |
| Volume | 60 |
| Stato di pubblicazione | Published - 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Insect Science
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Davino, S., Tessitori, M., Davino, S., Davino, M., Calari, A., Davino, M., Bellardi, M. G., & Bertaccini, A. (2007). Virescence of tenweeks stock associated to phytoplasma infection in Sicily. Bulletin of Insectology, 60, 279-280.