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Aug 2026
First Report of a ‘ Ca . P. australasiaticum’-related Strain (16SrII-A) Phytoplasma Associated with Bougainvillea Witches’ Broom in China
Bougainvillea is a widely cultivated ornamental in subtropical and tropical regions. In November 2025, Bougainvillea buttiana in Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province, China (110°18′36″E, 21°9′36″N), exhibited symptoms including flower abortion, phyllody, and proliferation of axillary shoots with shortened internodes (Fig...
Pingping Liu, Da-Yuan Sun, Zheng-Gang Xu et al.
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