First report of a phytoplasma associated with Bermuda-grass white leaf disease in Cuba

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis’ associated with white leaf disease of golden beard grass (Chrysopogon acicalatus)

A phytoplasma was detected in golden beard grass (Chrysopogon acicalatus) displaying white leaf symptoms near vegetative fields at the Tatkone region in Myanmar, 2011. Based on restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes, including the 16S-23S spacer region and part of the 23S rRNA gene, the phytoplasma was identified as a member of the Bermuda grass white ...

Rye grass is associated with fewer non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries than bermuda grass.

OBJECTIVE To assess the contribution of ground variables including grass type to the rate of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in the Australian Football League (AFL), specifically which factors are primarily responsible for previously observed warm season and early season biases for ACL injuries. METHODS Grass types used at the major AFL venues from 1992 to 2004 were established by con...

First report of Johne's disease in Iran

the first report of stenotrophomonas sp. associated with canker and leaf spot disease of stone fruits in iran

department of plant protection, faculty of agriculture, vali-e-asr university of rafsanjan. *.corresponding author, [email protected] in september of 2012 some bacterial strains were isolated from peach (prunuspersica),apricot (prunusarmeniaca)and sour cheery (prunuscerasus)trees with leaf spot, canker and dieback symptoms on twig and stem in alborz province. the symptoms were similar to tho...

first report of xylella fastidiosa associated with oleander leaf scorch in lebanon

symptoms of the leaf scorch disease on the leaves of oleander infected by xylella fastidiosa appearing for the first time in lebanon were confirmed by elisa tests and anatomical observations of sections of petioles by a scanning electron microscope. xylella fastidiosa was detected in the xylem forming bacterial aggregates in the lumen of tracheary elements. the bacterium colonizes and invades t...