Common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica L., is a small tree or shrub of Eurasian origin that has become invasive in North America. A survey was conducted during 2010 to evaluate occurrence of buckthorn witches' broom (BWB) disease symptoms induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni' in the native range of R. cathartica. The distribution of phytoplasma-infected trees was identified over a large expanse of Europe, from south-west Switzerland to north-east Serbia. Although 25% of analyzed buckthorn trees were infected with phytoplasma (34 out of 133 plants), all plants were symptomless, indicating a commensal relationship between the phytoplasma and its plant host without negative effects which would lead to disease development.
Keywords:
common buckthorn / distribution / PCR / phytoplasma / Rhamnus cathartica / symptoms
TY - JOUR
AU - Jović, Jelena
AU - Krstić, Oliver
AU - Toševski, Ivo
AU - Gassmann, Andre
PY - 2011
UR - http://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/168
AB - Common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica L., is a small tree or shrub of Eurasian origin that has become invasive in North America. A survey was conducted during 2010 to evaluate occurrence of buckthorn witches' broom (BWB) disease symptoms induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni' in the native range of R. cathartica. The distribution of phytoplasma-infected trees was identified over a large expanse of Europe, from south-west Switzerland to north-east Serbia. Although 25% of analyzed buckthorn trees were infected with phytoplasma (34 out of 133 plants), all plants were symptomless, indicating a commensal relationship between the phytoplasma and its plant host without negative effects which would lead to disease development.
PB - Alma Mater Studiorum, Univ Bologna, Bologna
T2 - Bulletin of Insectology
T1 - The occurrence of 'Candidatus phytoplasma rhamni' in Rhamnus cathartica L. without symptoms
VL - 64
ER -
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author = "Jović, Jelena and Krstić, Oliver and Toševski, Ivo and Gassmann, Andre",
year = "2011",
url = "http://plantarum.izbis.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/168",
abstract = "Common buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica L., is a small tree or shrub of Eurasian origin that has become invasive in North America. A survey was conducted during 2010 to evaluate occurrence of buckthorn witches' broom (BWB) disease symptoms induced by Candidatus Phytoplasma rhamni' in the native range of R. cathartica. The distribution of phytoplasma-infected trees was identified over a large expanse of Europe, from south-west Switzerland to north-east Serbia. Although 25% of analyzed buckthorn trees were infected with phytoplasma (34 out of 133 plants), all plants were symptomless, indicating a commensal relationship between the phytoplasma and its plant host without negative effects which would lead to disease development.",
publisher = "Alma Mater Studiorum, Univ Bologna, Bologna",
journal = "Bulletin of Insectology",
title = "The occurrence of 'Candidatus phytoplasma rhamni' in Rhamnus cathartica L. without symptoms",
volume = "64"
}
Jović J, Krstić O, Toševski I, Gassmann A. The occurrence of 'Candidatus phytoplasma rhamni' in Rhamnus cathartica L. without symptoms. Bulletin of Insectology. 2011;64
Jović, J., Krstić, O., Toševski, I.,& Gassmann, A. (2011). The occurrence of 'Candidatus phytoplasma rhamni' in Rhamnus cathartica L. without symptoms.
Bulletin of InsectologyAlma Mater Studiorum, Univ Bologna, Bologna., 64.
Jović Jelena, Krstić Oliver, Toševski Ivo, Gassmann Andre, "The occurrence of 'Candidatus phytoplasma rhamni' in Rhamnus cathartica L. without symptoms" 64 (2011)
