TY - JOUR
T1 - Virescence of tenweeks stock associated to phytoplasma infection in Sicily
AU - Davino, Salvatore
AU - Tessitori, Matilde
AU - Davino, Salvatore
AU - Davino, Mario
AU - Calari, Alberto
AU - Davino, Mario
AU - Bellardi, Maria Grazia
AU - Bertaccini, Assunta
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/37253
UR - http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol60-2007-279-280davino.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 60
SP - 279
EP - 280
JO - Bulletin of Insectology
JF - Bulletin of Insectology
SN - 1721-8861
ER -