History and current status of phytoplasma diseases in the Middle East

C Hemmati, M Nikooei, AM Al-Subhi, AM Al-Sadi - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Phytoplasmas are microorganisms that have been reported to be
associated with hundreds of plant diseases in most parts of the world. Several reviews were …

Exploring key cellular processes and candidate genes regulating the primary thickening growth of M oso underground shoots

Q Wei, C Jiao, L Guo, Y Ding, J Cao, J Feng… - New …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The primary thickening growth of Moso (Phyllostachys edulis) underground shoots largely
determines the culm circumference. However, its developmental mechanisms remain largely …

MiRNA-seq-based profiles of miRNAs in mulberry phloem sap provide insight into the pathogenic mechanisms of mulberry yellow dwarf disease

YP Gai, HN Zhao, YN Zhao, BS Zhu, SS Yuan, S Li… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
A wide range of miRNAs have been identified as phloem-mobile molecules that play
important roles in coordinating plant development and physiology. Phytoplasmas are …

Detection and molecular characterization of phytoplasmas associated with vegetable and alfalfa crops in Qassim region

AF Omar - Journal of Plant Interactions, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
During a survey conducted in Qassim province, Saudi Arabia, in the year in 2015, 120
samples of carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus), onion (Allium cepa), faba bean (Vicia …

Phytoplasma diseases in ornamental crops

MG Bellardi, A Bertaccini, Madhupriya… - … : Plant Pathogenic Bacteria …, 2018 - Springer
An extensive and updated review of the literature reporting the phytoplasma associated
diseases in a number of ornamental plants and their classification is presented with major …

Phytoplasmas change the source–sink relationship of field-grown sweet cherry by disturbing leaf function

Y Tan, HR Wei, JW Wang, XJ Zong, DZ Zhu… - … and Molecular Plant …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in the function of field-grown sweet cherry leaves infected with
phytoplasma were evaluated through the analysis of photosynthesis, respiration …

Characterization of 16SrII-D subgroup associated phytoplasmas in new host plants in Egypt

Y El-Sisi, AF Omar, SA Sidaros… - … of Phytopathology and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Samples of three plant species displaying phytoplasma symptoms were collected from
Kafrelsheikh and Al-Gharbia governorates during 2014. Witches' broom and virescence …

Association of 16SrII-C phytoplasma with lentil phyllody disease in Pakistan

KP Akhtar, M Dickinson, MJ Asghar, G Abbas… - Tropical Plant …, 2016 - Springer
Abstract In April 2011, lentil (Lens culinaris) plants were found with symptoms reminiscent of
phytoplasma infection for the first time in Pakistan. Floral malformation, chlorosis, little leaf …

Phytoplasma infection influences gene expression in American cranberry

N Pradit, C Rodriguez-Saona, J Kawash… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cranberry false blossom disease (CFBD) is caused by a leafhopper-vectored phytoplasma
infection. CFBD results in distinctive branching of the upright shoots (witches' broom) and …

Antioxidative capacity and electrolyte leakage in healthy versus phytoplasma infected tissues of Euphorbia coerulescens and Orbea gigantean

YH Dewir, ME El Mahrouk, HZ Rihan, CA Sáez… - 2015 - pearl.plymouth.ac.uk
The present study reports on reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant enzyme activities,
electrolyte leakage and levels of abscisic acid (ABA) in healthy and phytoplasma infected …