University of Jiroft | Amirreza Amirmijani

Research

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
Researchers	Amirreza Amirmijani, Mohammadreza Salari, Amineh Amirmijani, Mohammad sadegh Khoshsohbat, mehdi azadvar

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.