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Research Areas
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology
2017
Napier grass Stunt Disease (NSD) is a severe disease of (Pennisetum purpureum) in Eastern Africa, caused by the leafhopper-transmitted bacterium Candidatus Phytoplasma oryzae. The pathogen severely impairs growth grass, major fodder for dairy cattle Africa. NSD associated with biomass losses up to 70% infected plants. Diagnosis done nested PCR targeting phytoplasma DNA, which difficult perform developing countries little infrastructure. We report development an easy use, rapid, sensitive and...
10.1016/j.mcp.2017.06.004
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Molecular and Cellular Probes
2017-06-22
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