In Southern Italy, several medicinal and nutraceutical plant species are affected by yellows, witches’ broom and decline diseases, which severely impair productivity and phytochemical content of affected plants. This brief review, which is a mix of newly and previously published information summarizes the current knowledge about the mentioned diseases of a number of selected plant species. Emphasis is given on description of symptoms, taxonomic position of the associated phytoplasmas and changes induced by phytoplasmal infections in the composition of secondary metabolites of affected plants.
Current status of phytoplasma diseases of medicinal and nutraceutical plants in southern Italy
MARCONE, Carmine
2011
Abstract
In Southern Italy, several medicinal and nutraceutical plant species are affected by yellows, witches’ broom and decline diseases, which severely impair productivity and phytochemical content of affected plants. This brief review, which is a mix of newly and previously published information summarizes the current knowledge about the mentioned diseases of a number of selected plant species. Emphasis is given on description of symptoms, taxonomic position of the associated phytoplasmas and changes induced by phytoplasmal infections in the composition of secondary metabolites of affected plants.File in questo prodotto:
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