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- Title
First report of a phytoplasma associated with Spondias purpurea (Jocote de Corona) in El Salvador.
- Authors
Parada, Roxana Yanira; Castro, Serafina; De Serrano, Reina; Castillo, Blanca Estela; Ayala, Jaime; Vides, Eduardo; Romero, Javier
- Abstract
A new disease of the fruit tree Jocote de Corona ( Spondias purpurea L.) was observed in El Salvador, Central America. The symptoms included small chlorotic leaves, highly proliferating shoots, and shortened internodes. Absence of sweet pulp in fruits made them inedible, causing considerable yield losses for farmers. The disease etiology was investigated using polymerase chain reaction with phytoplasma-specific primers, sequencing, and phylogenetic analysis. We obtained no amplification products from symptomless plants, whereas all tests were positive from plants with symptoms. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this phytoplasma clustered in the 16S rIII group, the type member of which is X-disease phytoplasma. This is the first report of a phytoplasma associated with Jocote de Corona disease in El Salvador and Central America.
- Subjects
MOMBIN; PLANT diseases; PLANT shoots; FRUIT trees; DNA polymerases; POLYMERASE chain reaction; POLYMERIZATION
- Publication
Journal of General Plant Pathology, 2006, Vol 72, Issue 1, p40
- ISSN
1345-2630
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10327-005-0241-0