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Inclusion bodies induced by Bean rugose mosaic comovirus seen under light microscopy
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2000)
Two types of inclusion bodies were consistently observed under light microscopy in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf tissue infected with Bean rugose mosaic virus (BRMV), a species of the genus Comovirus, family Comoviridae. ...
Isolation and molecular characterization of Xylella fastidiosa from coffee plants in Costa Rica.
(2008-10)
Coffee plants exhibiting a range of symptoms including mild to severe curling of leaf margins, chlorosis and deformation of leaves, stunting of plants, shortening of internodes, and dieback of branches have been reported ...
First Report of Citrus Blight in Costa Rica
(2005-01)
Citrus blight (CB), causing a chronic decline of citrus, has been an important disease in Florida for over 100 years. CB was first reported in Brazil in the 1980s and is now responsible for the removal of nearly 10% of the ...
Population Genomic Analysis of a Bacterial Plant Pathogen: Novel Insight into the Origin of Pierce’s Disease of Grapevine in the U.S.
(2010-11)
Invasive diseases present an increasing problem worldwide; however, genomic techniques are now available to investigate the timing and geographical origin of such introductions. We employed genomic techniques to demonstrate ...
First Report of Xylella fastidiosa in Avocado in Costa Rica
(2008-01)
Since the late 1990s, chlorotic mottling, marginal scorch, deformation of leaves, defoliation, shortening of internodes, and branch dieback have been observed in avocado trees (Persea americana Mill.) in Costa Rica. The ...
‘Candidatus Phytoplasma costaricanum’ a novel phytoplasma associated with an emerging disease in soybean (Glycine max).
(2011-12)
A novel phytoplasma, designated strain SoyST1c1, associated with a newly emerging disease in soybean (Glycine max), known as soybean stunt (SoyST), was found in 2002 in a soybean plantation in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica. ...
Guazuma ulmifolia (Sterculiaceae), a new natural host of 16SrXV phytoplasma in Costa Rica
Guazuma ulmifolia (Sterculiaceae), un nuevo hospedero natural de fitoplasmas del grupo 16SrXV en Costa Rica
(2011-04)
Guacimo trees (Guazuma ulmifolia, Sterculiaceae) showing witches’ broom symptoms (GWB), small leaves, short internodes, stunting and no flower and fruit production were observed on side roads and fences in different areas ...
Genipa americana and Ageratina anisochroma, two new hosts of Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris in Costa Rica
(2018-08-23)
We report two new plant species hosts for Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris: Genipa americana (Rubiaceae) and Ageratina anisochroma (Asteraceae). Phytoplasma infections were detected by real-time loop-mediated isothermal ...
Occurrence of Squash yellow mild mottle virus and Pepper golden mosaic virus in Potential New Hosts in Costa Rica
(2013-09)
Leaf samples of Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita pepo, Sechium edule and Erythrina spp. were collected. All samples were positive for begomoviruses using polymerase chain reaction and ...
Detección del viroide de la exocortis en plantaciones comerciales, utilizando la selección 861-S1 del cidro Etrog (Citrus medica L.)
Detection of CEVd in an orange grove using the Arizona 861-S1 selection of the ‘Etrog’ citron
(2004)
La prueba de infectividad empleada tradicionalmente para el viroide de la exocortis consiste en injertar yemas de los árboles por evaluar en clones sensibles, como el cidro Arizona 861-S1, el cual ha sido previamente ...