1Plant Health laboratory, ANSES, France
2BIOGECO, INRA, University of Bordeaux, Cestas, France
3UMR1332 Biologie du Fruit et Pathologie, INRA, université de Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon, France
4Ministère de l'Agriculture, de l'Alimentation et de la Pêche, DGAL-SDQPV, Département de la Santé des Forêts, Paris, France
*Corresponding author e-mail: Marianne Loiseau (marianne.loiseau@anses.fr)
Online published on 25 July, 2019.
During the ash dieback survey in France it was also performed a study to verify phytoplasma presence in twigs from ash tree displaying dieback symptoms. Two hundred and sixty DNA samples from this national survey were tested for the detection and the identification of phytoplasmas. A phytoplasma related to ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’ was detected in 5% of the tested ash samples. Further investigations are needed to determine the real incidence of phytoplasmas in the French forests.
Ash dieback, phytoplasma, ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae’
