జర్నల్ ఆఫ్ ప్లాంట్ పాథాలజీ & మైక్రోబయాలజీ

నైరూప్య

New First Report of Foliar Phytoplasma Disease on Bartondi Plant in India

Prakash P. Sarwade, Kavita P. Sarwade and Sachin S. Chavan

A foliar phytoplasma disease symptoms were observed on Morinda citrifolia L. The plants affected with leaf suffer a greatly reduced growth and become stunted or dwarfed, shrinkages upwards and inwards. The leaf lamina shrinkage from the petiole to the tip. Infected shoots are typically shorter and bear smaller leaves. The present investigation was carried out on the symptomatology of this disease. It is confirmed as phytoplasma like organisms on Morinda spp. plant for first new report in India