Pear psylla proven carrier of pear decline virus

D. D. Jensen; W. H. Griggs; C. Q. Gonzales; Henry Schneider

doi:10.3733/ca.v018n03p2

California Agriculture (Mar 1964)

Pear psylla proven carrier of pear decline virus

D. D. Jensen,
W. H. Griggs,
C. Q. Gonzales,
Henry Schneider

Affiliations

D. D. Jensen: D. D. Jensen is Professor and Entomologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley
W. H. Griggs: W. H. Griggs is Professor and Pomlogist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Davis
C. Q. Gonzales: C. Q. Gonzales, formerly Assistant Research Entomologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Berkeley, now Assistant Professor of Biology, St. Michael's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Henry Schneider: Henry Schneider is Plant Pathologist in the Experiment Station, University of California, Riverside.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.v018n03p2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18, no. 3
pp. 2 – 3

Abstract

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Recent studies provide very strong evidence that quick decline disease of pears is caused by a virus transmitted by the pear psylla rather than by an insect toxin alone.

Published in California Agriculture

ISSN: 0008-0845 (Print); 2160-8091 (Online)
Publisher: University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Agriculture
Website: https://californiaagriculture.org/

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