First report of a 16SrXIV, 'Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis' group phytoplasma associated with coconut yellow decline in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Nejat, Naghmeh, Sijam, Kamaruzaman, Abdullah, Siti Nor Akmar, Vadamalai, Ganesan, Dickinson, Matthew
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5573/1/First%20report%20of%20a%2016SrXIV.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/5573/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3059.2008.01923.x
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is an important perennial oil crop cultivated throughout Malaysia and is used for its aesthetic appeal in landscapes. Symptoms of yellow decline have been observed in a plantation in Selangor, similar to those caused by phytoplasma groups of the lethal yellowing (16...