Title
Identification of Graminella nigrifrons as a potential vector for phytoplasmas affecting Prunus and Pyrus species in Canada
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2011
Publication Title
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology
Volume
33
Issue
4
First Page
465
Last Page
474
Abstract
Prunus and Pyrus species affected with phytoplasma diseases, as well as leafhopper species collected from Prunus and Pyrus fields in Ontario, Canada were tested for presence of phytoplasmas. Preliminary results showed that Graminella nigrifrons is a potential vector for phytoplasma groups 16SrI-W (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’), and 16SrVII-A (‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fraxini’) to a variety of plant hosts, including peach, apricot, plum and pear. Results showed that G. nigrifrons may be able to transmit both phytoplasma groups simultaneously within the same location and suggest that G. nigrifrons populations appear to have a complex ecology.
DOI
10.1080/07060661.2011.633561
Recommended Citation
Arocha-Rosete, Y.; Kent, P.; Agrawal, V.; Hunt, D.; Hamilton, A.; Bertaccini, A.; Scott, J.; Crosby, William L.; and Michelutti, R., "Identification of Graminella nigrifrons as a potential vector for phytoplasmas affecting Prunus and Pyrus species in Canada" (2011). Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology, 33, 4, 465-474.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/biologypub/996