1University of Banjaluka, Faculty of Agriculture, Banjaluka-78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2Federal Agromediterranean Institute of Mostar, Mostar-88000, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Corresponding author e-mail: duskadelic@yahoo.com
Online published on 21 February, 2012.
Surveys for grapevine yellows phytoplasmas in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been conducted since 2004 and vineyards in Srpska region where mostly monitored. In 2011 an extended survey was done in vineyards of West Herzegovina, the most important region for grapevine industry. Four areas were inspected for presence of phytoplasma symptoms and 57 grapevine and weed samples were collected for laboratory analyses. Nested-PCR/RFLP analyses allow to verify presence of ‘bois noir’ phytoplasma, tuf type-b in 15 symptomatic grapevine samples collected in all surveyed areas.
Grapevine, phytoplasmas, survey, PCR/RFLP analyses, ‘bois noir’
