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DETECTION OF
PHYTOPLASMA FROM DISEASED POTATO SAMPLE
Abstract:
The stunted and
deformed potato (Solanum tuberosum) samples were received from
Potato Research Station, Sahiwal at Crop Diseases Research Program,
National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad for diognosis of the
disease. The symptoms of little leaf, stunted growth and deshaped tubers
were observed in the sample which was assumed as infected by
Phytoplasma. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique was selected for
identification of the pathogen. An amplified fragment of 550 base pair
was obtained which confirmed the presence of phytoplasmal pathogen in
infected tubers and plant. Crop Diseases Research Program, Institute of Plant and Environment Protection, National Agricultural Research Centre, Park Road, Islamabad-45500, Pakistan |
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