A new host record for Candidatus Phytoplasma cynodontis (16Sr XIV‐A) associated with phyllody and fasciation of linseed ( Linum usitatissimum ) from India

Abstract

Significance and Impact of the Study:A characteristic phyllody and fasciation disease caused likely by phytoplasma on linseed from India has been investigated in the present study. The pathogen has been identified based on the molecular identification followed by sequence analysis of 16Sr RNA region and SecA gene and their phylogenetic analysis. Virtual RFLP analysis and Candidatus Phytoplasma species assignment by iPhyClassifier confirmed the identity of the associated phytoplasma as Ca. Phytoplasma cynodontis of group 16Sr XIV-A. This is the first report of Ca. Phytoplasma cynodontis 16Sr XIV-A group with linseed phyllody and fasciation from India.

Molecular detection of ‘Candidatus phytoplasma aurantifolia’ associated with virescence and phyllody of Zinnia peruviana: A new record for India

“…According to Bertaccini (2007) and Ajithkumar et al. (2021), the symptoms of phytoplasma associated with plants include virescence or phyllody, deformation of floral parts (sterility of flowers) and shortening of internodes that resemble witches' broom symptoms. These symptoms are caused by an intense disorder in the normal structures of plant physiology and development.…”