A New Flat Stem Disease of Tinospora cordifolia caused by Phytoplasma

Journal Title: Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 11

Abstract

Abstract: Tinospora cordifolia is an important medicinal plant used in the treatment of several diseases and disorders which grow naturally in the Western Ghats of Karnataka. A new phytoplasma disease in T. cordifolia has been observed in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India for three consecutive years. The disease affected all the branches of infected plant, particularly, during winter season. Keywords: Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Dienes’ stain, histochemical.

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Somashekhara Achar KG, Parashurama TR, Shivanna M. B.

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Somashekhara Achar KG, Parashurama TR, Shivanna M. B. (2015). A New Flat Stem Disease of Tinospora cordifolia caused by Phytoplasma. Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences, 3(11), 957-959. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-378522