Coconut lethal yellowing diseases: a phytoplasma threat to palms of global economic and social significance

GM Gurr, AC Johnson, GJ Ash, BAL Wilson… - Frontiers in plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The recent discovery of Bogia coconut syndrome in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is the first
report of a lethal yellowing disease (LYD) in Oceania. Numerous outbreaks of LYDs of …

Ornamental Exterior versus Therapeutic Interior of Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus): The Two Faces of a Versatile Herb

N Nejat, A Valdiani, D Cahill, YH Tan… - The Scientific World …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Catharanthus roseus (L.) known as Madagascar periwinkle (MP) is a legendary medicinal
plant mostly because of possessing two invaluable antitumor terpenoid indole alkaloids …

[HTML][HTML] Phytoplasmas and phytoplasma diseases: a severe threat to agriculture

A Bertaccini, B Duduk, S Paltrinieri… - American Journal of Plant …, 2014 - scirp.org
Several economically relevant phytoplasma-associated diseases are described together
with an update of phytoplasma taxonomy and major biological and molecular features of …

Development and evaluation of a one‐hour DNA extraction and loop‐mediated isothermal amplification assay for rapid detection of phytoplasmas

JA Tomlinson, N Boonham, M Dickinson - Plant Pathology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A rapid DNA extraction and loop‐mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) procedure was
developed and evaluated for the detection of two specific groups of phytoplasmas from …

Transcriptomics-based analysis using RNA-Seq of the coconut (Cocos nucifera) leaf in response to yellow decline phytoplasma infection

N Nejat, DM Cahill, G Vadamalai, M Ziemann… - Molecular Genetics and …, 2015 - Springer
Invasive phytoplasmas wreak havoc on coconut palms worldwide, leading to high loss of
income, food insecurity and extreme poverty of farmers in producing countries …

Use of a real‐time LAMP isothermal assay for detecting 16SrII and XII phytoplasmas in fruit and weeds of the Ethiopian Rift Valley

B Bekele, J Hodgetts, J Tomlinson, N Boonham… - Plant …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A study to investigate the association of phytoplasmas with papaya dieback and citrus
decline syndromes in Ethiopia was carried out between July 2009 and February 2010, with …

'Candidatus Phytoplasma malaysianum', a novel taxon associated with virescence and phyllody of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)

N Nejat, G Vadamalai, RE Davis… - … of Systematic and …, 2013 - microbiologyresearch.org
This study addressed the taxonomic position and group classification of a phytoplasma
responsible for virescence and phyllody symptoms in naturally diseased Madagascar …

'Candidatus Phytoplasma wodyetiae', a new taxon associated with yellow decline disease of foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata) in Malaysia

N Naderali, N Nejat, G Vadamalai… - … of systematic and …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Landscape-grown foxtail palm (Wodyetia bifurcata AK Irvine) trees displaying symptoms of
severe foliar chlorosis, stunting, general decline and mortality reminiscent of coconut yellow …

Genomics and transcriptomics reveal genetic contribution to population diversity and specific traits in coconut

K Yousefi, SNA Abdullah, MAM Hatta, KL Ling - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coconut is an economically important palm species with a long history of human use. It has
applications in various food, nutraceuticals, and cosmetic products, and there has been …

'Candidatus Phytoplasma dypsidis', a novel taxon associated with a lethal wilt disease of palms in Australia

LM Jones, B Pease, SL Perkins… - … of Systematic and …, 2021 - microbiologyresearch.org
A phytoplasma was initially detected in Dypsis poivriana by nested and real-time PCR from
the botanical gardens in Cairns, Queensland, Australia in 2017. Further surveys in the …