Symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma dypsid infection (IMAGE)

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Symptoms of Candidatus Phytoplasma dypsid infection

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Symptoms found in ornamental palms in Cairns. (a) Dypsis poivreana (RID7866) showing early symptoms of leaf yellowing and marginal necrosis; (b) Archontophoenix alexandrae (RID8088) showing mid stage symptoms of canopy browning. (c) Euterpe precatoria (RID7936), (d) Cocos nucifera (RID7941), (e) Euterpe sp. (LMJ1271) and (f) Phoenix sp. (RID8094) all displaying advanced symptoms in which all or most leaves have died, with older leaves retained and hanging like a skirt.

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Richard Davis et al.

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