First report of a ' Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia'-related strain (16SrII-V) associated with phyllody, virescence, and shoot proliferation of sweet William ( Dianthus barbatus ) in Taiwan

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Lee, Shin, Lee, Yi-Jin, Chang, Ching-Yu, Chu, Chia-Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2021
• Subjects: Pathogen detection; Ornamentals; Causal Agent; Prokaryotes; Crop Type; Subject Areas

The sweet William ( ) is an ornamental belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family; the species produces clusters of flowers that comes in various colors and is grown commonly as garden plants (Lim 2014). In February 2021, sweet Williams showing symptoms typical of phytoplasma diseases were found in a g...