Batlle, A.


Publications
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First Report of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pyri’ Causing Peach Yellow Leaf Roll (PYLR) in Spain

Citation
Sabaté et al. (2014). Plant Disease 98 (7)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pyri
Abstract
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum,’ which causes European stone fruit yellows (ESFY), is the prevalent phytoplasma affecting Prunus spp. in Europe. It is closely related to ‘Ca. P. pyri,’ which causes pear decline (PD) in pear trees. Both phytoplasma belong to the ribosomal group 16Sr-X and are naturally transmitted by different species of Cacopsylla spp. (4). In North America, ‘Ca. P. pyri’ is responsible for peach yellow leaf roll (PYLR), transmitted by Cacopsylla pyricola from pear to peach t