Research Info

Title
First Report of Association of a ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia’ 16SrII-D Related Phytoplasma with Geranium (Pelargonium hortorum) Little Leaf Disease in Iran
Type Article
Keywords
Geraniu, Iran, Phytoplasma
Abstract
Geranium, an important ornamental plant belong to the family Geraniaceae, is widely cultivated in urban landscapes and private gardens all over the world. During a survey in spring 2019, a few seed-propagated geranium plants exhibiting typical symptoms induced by phytoplasmas, including pale green and little leaves, phyllody, virescence, and witches’- broom symptoms, were observed in Jiroft, Kerman province of Iran.
Researchers Amirreza Amirmijani (First researcher)
Mohammadreza Salari (Second researcher)
Amineh Amirmijani (Third researcher)
Mohammad sadegh Khoshsohbat (Fourth researcher)
mehdi azadvar (Fifth researcher)