Interception of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma solani’ in Brazil in apple tree propagative material imported from France

• Published in: Arquivos do Instituto Biológico (São Paulo) Vol. 84
• Main Authors: Eckstein, Barbara, Botelho, Stephanie Regina Alves, Oliveira, Mayara Luana Coelho Alves de, Fernandes, Fernanda Rausch, Sanches, Márcio Martinello
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instituto Biológico 01.02.2018
• Subjects: 16SrXII phytoplasma; Candidatus Phytoplasma solani; Malus spp; molecular diagnosis; quarantine

Apple plants from France introduced in Brazil for research purposes were subjected to a phytosanitary analysis at the Plant Quarantine Laboratory of Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (Cenargen). After grafting onto healthy apple rootstock, some plants showed phytoplasma-infection symptoms....