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Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Howard, Forrest |
Author Affiliation: | Associate Professor of Entomology at the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida |
Title: | Lethal yellowing |
Source: | Florida Turf Digest. Vol. 14, No. 1, January/February 1997, p. 12-14. |
Publishing Information: | Winter Haven, FL: Harvest Publishing Corp. for the Florida Turfgrass Association |
# of Pages: | 3 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Cultural control; Hosts of plant pests; Host plant resistance; Disease susceptibility; Trees; Disease profile; Palmae
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Abstract/Contents: | Profiles lethal yellowing, a disease that kills palms. Describes its various characteristics, stating that it is caused by organisms called phytoplasmas and that it is transmitted by a planthopper called Myndus crudus. Also discusses efforts toward finding the disease's weakness. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Pictures, color Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Howard, F. 1997. Lethal yellowing. Fla. Turf Dig. 14(1):p. 12-14. |
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