1National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Jozef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
3Niba Labs, Mengex, Slovenia
4School for Viticulture and Enology, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia
*Corresponding author e-mail: Zala Kogej Zwitter (zala.kogej.zwitter@nib.si)
Online published on 23 May, 2023.
The presence of 16SrV phytoplasmas led to a decline in hazelnuts and caused serious problems in hazelnut production in Slovenia. Sampling of various plant parts revealed that 16SrV phytoplasmas are more reliably detected in roots than in shoots. A sufficiently high concentration is important for downstream analysis.
Corylus avellana, Phytoplasma disease, Roots, Shoots, Concentration
