Jan, Fuh-Jyh


Publications
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First Report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasiaticum' Associated with Phyllody, Virescence, and Witches’-Broom Disease in Chrysanthemum morifolium in Taiwan

Citation
Tseng et al. (2024). Plant Disease
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma australasiaticum Ca. Phytoplasma australasiae
Abstract
Chrysanthemum morifolium (Asteraceae) is commonly grown as commercial cut flowers or pot mums worldwide. Common diseases of chrysanthemum include bacterial blight, fungal diseases, viruses, and phytoplasmas (Verma et al. 2003; Taloh et al. 2020). In June 2022, C. morifolium plants showing virescence, stunting, witches’ broom, and phyllody symptoms were observed in 10 plants representing 10% of the estimated 100 plants in a field in Taichung City, Taiwan (Fig. S1). Three symptomatic samples alon