FIRST REPORT OF A 16SrIX GROUP (PIGEON PEA WITCHES'-BROOM) PHYTOPLASMA ASSOCIATED WITH GRAPEVINE YELLOWS IN IRAN

Association of 16SrXII-A phytoplasmas with grapevine yellows (GY) has been previously reported from Fars and Lorestan provinces of Iran (Salehi et al., 2014). During 2013-2014 surveys, symptoms resembling those of GY disease including thickening and downward rolling of leaves, vein chlorosis and necrosis, shoot dieback and stunting were observed in vineyards of Shiraz area (Fars province, Iran). Total DNA samples extracted from eight symptomatic...