Journal of Phytopathology - Phytopathologische Zeitschrift (1996) 144, 109-111

C. Poggi Pollini, R. Bissani, L. Giunchedi and E. Vindimian (1996)
First report of phytoplasma infection in olive trees (Olea europea L.)
Journal of Phytopathology - Phytopathologische Zeitschrift 144 (2), 109-111
Abstract: In the Sarca valley (Trento, north Italy) the presence of olive trees (Olea europea L.) with yellow symptoms in a few branches was observed. Some leaves showed diffuse chlorotic mottling affecting almost all the blade, while others showed mottling with green and yellow areas; leaf deformation was also sometimes present. Phytoplasmas were only detected in olive trees with yellow leaves by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and subsequent restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis. The results obtained suggested a high similarity between this phytoplasma and the elm yellows phytoplasma. This is the first time that a phytoplasma has been reported in the genus Olea.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phytoplasma ulmi	Olive (Olea europaea)	Italy