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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2005, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (8): 318-318.

Special Issue: 生物技术 小麦

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Molecular Detection of Phytoplasma associated with Wheat Blue Dwarf

Zhang Rong, Sun Guangyu, Zhang Yamei, Zhang Qinfeng, Zhao Erlong   

  • Online:2005-08-05 Published:2005-08-05

Abstract: Wheat Blue Dwarf is one of the main disease on winter wheat in Northwestern China. A 1.2kb fragment was amplified by phytoplasmas universal primers in total DNA sample extracted from diseased wheat with dark green leaves and red dwarf symptom by Nested-PCR. The result indicated molecularly that the pathogen of Wheat Blue Dwarf disease was phytoplasma. The different symptoms (dark green dwarf and red dwarf) were all caused by phytoplasmas. Nested-PCR could be as a rapid, exact technique for detecting the pathogens from wheat leaves, insect vectors and weed host.