Publications by authors named "Sajeena A"
Article Synopsis
- Symptoms of phytoplasma infection were noted in cauliflower (cultivar NS60N) in Kerala, India, with disease incidence reaching up to 10%, characterized by stunted growth, floral malformations, and stem flattening.
- Testing for the presence of phytoplasma used nested PCR on symptomatic and asymptomatic plants, yielding consistent amplification of specific genes only in symptomatic samples, with subsequent cloning and sequencing confirming a 99.77% match to a reference strain.
- Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the phytoplasma linked to the observed cauliflower disease belonged to the 16SrXIV-A subgroup, with no signs of infection found in asymptomatic plants.
