Bulletin of Insectology (2011) 64, S155-S156

Jelena Jovic, Tatjana Cvrkovic, Milana Mitrovic, Slobodan Krnjajic, Oliver Krstic, Margaret G. Redinbaugh, Richard C. Pratt and Ivo Tosevski (2011)
Hosts of stolbur phytoplasmas in maize redness affected fields
Bulletin of Insectology 64 (Suppl.), S155-S156
Second International Phytoplasmologist Working Group Meeting (IPWG), Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany) September 12-15, 2011
Abstract: The plant host range of a phytoplasma is strongly dependent on the host range of its insect vector. Maize redness in Serbia is caused by stolbur phytoplasma (subgroup 16SrXII-A) and is transmitted by the cixiid planthoper, Reptalus panzeri (Löw). R. panzeri was the only potential vector found to be infected with stolbur phytoplasm in and around maize redness affected fields, and the phytoplasma was only found in monocotyledonous plants including maize, Johnsongrass, and wheat. Other known stolbur phytoplasma vectors and weedy plant hosts tested were not infected. These results are discussed with respect to potential differentiation of the pathogen in different host-vector systems.
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Database assignments for author(s): Margaret G. Redinbaugh, Jelena Jovic, Tatjana Cvrkovic, Ivo Tosevski, Milana Mitrovic

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
transmission/dispersal of plant diseases

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	16SrXII phytoplasma group	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Serbia
	Reptalus panzeri	Maize/corn (Zea mays)	Serbia