Johnson, Alexandra M.


Publications
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Titer and Distribution of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ in Prunus avium

Citation
Wright et al. (2022). Phytopathology® 112 (7)
Names
Ca. Phytoplasma pruni
Abstract
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma pruni’ infection in cherries causes small, misshapen fruit with poor color and taste, rendering the fruit unmarketable. However, this is a disease with a long development cycle and a scattered, nonuniform symptom distribution in the early stages. To better understand the biology as well as the relationship between pathogen titer and disease expression, we carried out seasonal, spatial, and temporal examinations of ‘Ca. P. pruni’ titer and distribution in infected orchard