Schoener, Jennifer L.


Publications
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Hemp Abnormal Growth Is Attributed to Mono-, Di-, or Tri-Infections of Spiroplasma citri, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii’, and Beet Curly Top Virus

Citation
Schoener, Wang (2023). PhytoFrontiers™ 3 (4)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma trifolii
Abstract
As hemp ( Cannabis sativa) emerges as a commercial crop in Nevada, mild to severe abnormal growth has been observed from many plants in commercial fields throughout the growing season. Affected plants exhibited a group of symptoms typically including stunting, leaf yellowing, excessive apical branching, clusters of witches’ broom, leaf rolling upwards, and leaf mottling and mosaic. These symptoms mostly showed up together in a plant or a crop and are defined here as abnormal growth syndrome (AG