Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro
*Corresponding author e-mail: Helena Montano (hgmontano@yahoo.com.br)
Online published on 25 July, 2019.
In Brazil, several plant species are affected by phytoplasma diseases, comprising wild and cultivated crops. The majority of the phytoplasmas identified belongs to groups 16SrI and 16SrIII, although there are reports of phytoplasmas affiliated to groups 16SrII, 16SrV, 16SrVI, 16SrVII, 16SrIX, 16SrXII, 16SrXIII and 16SrXV.
Yellows diseases, witches’ broom, phytoplasmas
