Berniak, H.


Publications
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First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’ Associated with “Witches'-Brooms” on Jointleaf Rush (Juncus articulatus) in Poland

Citation
Jarzembowski et al. (2015). Plant Disease 99 (2)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma asteris
Abstract
Juncus articulatus L. (Juncaceae) is a species of rush occurring in Eurasia, Canada, and the United States. In 2013, symptoms of “witches'-brooms,” similar to those associated with phytoplasma infection in other plants, were observed on jointleaf rush plants in Lower Silesia (southwest Poland), with some pests feeding on them. Livia junci (Liviinae, Hemiptera) is a small plant-feeding sap-sucking insect that affects monocotyledonous plants. To confirm the presence of phytoplasma in 15 examined