John: Phytosanitary regulations have their place in preventing movement of unwanted plant pathogens and other pests. Recent evidence suggests that there is a...
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Nowell, Dave (AGPM)
Dave.Nowell@...
Mar 11, 2011 8:19 pm
Is there any scientific evidence that these strains do in fact move through germplasm?? I agree that phytosanitary measures are a very useful tool at times,...
Is anyone aware of anything new in the "seed transmission" front.  This article is the latest I can find . . . Detection of lethal yellowing phytoplasma in...
David: Someone else will have to weigh in on transmission through seed. I am not sure if this is known. Someone else can weigh in on this question. In terms of...
I must agree with Mr. Seguni, not planting coconuts is not an option. There is no other palm I know that grows as fast, transplants as well, or is as salt...
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Nowell, Dave (AGPM)
Dave.Nowell@...
Mar 12, 2011 1:35 pm
Thanks Sue. We are aware of this risk but I am also not aware of any proof of transmission. We have already had two trade disputes in past years involving CLY...
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Maria Mercedes Roca
mmroca@...
Mar 14, 2011 3:10 am
Dear all, I have been following this discussion closely and tend to agree with the last paragarph of the paper by Nipah et al that "although phytoplasma DNA...
Dear All,
I have been following the discussion and can provide an update on our Ghana work, following on from our Nipah et al paper.
We have continued to...
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Maria Mercedes Roca
mmroca@...
Mar 14, 2011 3:01 pm
Dear Matt, Many thanks for your enlightening insights. I too would like to add further evidence to what you are saying that although phytoplasma DNA can be...
Hi All, Perhaps a serological investigation of embryos would add an additional dimension to our knowledge base. Positive detection of phytoplasma proteins in...
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Dulce
dulce@...
Mar 15, 2011 6:17 pm
... When I was a student of plant pathology (MANY YEARS AGO) there was an axiom: phytoplasma, at that time called MLOs, are not seed born! Sorry to tell you...
Dulce, I agree that it is highly unlikely for phytoplasma to be seed borne as there is no direct vascular connection between parent and embryo. Randy McCoy ...
Adamid Thank you for your very quick reply to my query about the LY-like coconut phytoplasma disease outbreak in Papua New Guinea. Your information that auxins...
Sanya Thank you for the LY control information from Jamaica; may I ask if you are yourself working in Jamaica, perhaps in the Research Department of the ...
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Pest Control Section
pcs@...
Apr 5, 2011 5:44 am
Mr Harries It is sad about the diease in Papua New Guinea. I agree with you that they concentrate testing the local varieties that show some level of...
... Invitation for Contribution for  New Research Journal Phytopathogenic Mollicutes  It is now firmly established that the mollicutes are true eubacteria....
Dr Seguni Although you say that in Tanzania, the approach to vector studies was incorrect and the results could be expected, I think you may be speaking with...
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Pest Control Section
pcs@...
Apr 6, 2011 3:44 pm
Dear Mr Harries Thank you for a quick reply, taking me back to our days together at NCDP. Thank you also for continued fight for coconuts. Your good ideas are...
*Consultative Meeting on Phytoplasma / Wilt Diseases in Coconut, 15-17 June 2011, Lunuwila, Sri Lanka. * The APCC and the Ministry of Coconut Development and...
*DNA Molecular Analysis between Lethal Yellowing Disease and Non-lethal Yellowing Disease of Coconut Palms (Cocos nucifera L.) in Nigeria* * I.B. Omamor...
http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/2011/05/17/coconut-palms-in-zambezia-mozambique-affected-by-blight/ So far the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Moçambique, a...
The American Phytopathological Society (APS) and the International Association for Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) will join forces August 6-10 in Honolulu,...
When Vinay suggested that there are records of some sort in regions like the Pacific - disaggregated sources of data in different areas that may be a useful...
http://www.jis.gov.jm/news/hl.s1/27820 The research project, which ends December 2012, is being funded by the CFC at a cost of US$2.457 million and counterpart...
http://www.jis.gov.jm/news/103/27820 The Minister was speaking at the Common Fund for Commodities' (CFC) annual Lethal Yellowing disease research project...
Information from Asian & Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) COCOMMUNITY Newsletter , VOL. XLI NO. 6, 1 June 2011 Pursuant to the recommendations of the 46th...
This is an open letter to the Asian & Pacific Coconut Community, the Ministry of Coconut Development, the Janatha Estate Development and the Coconut Research...
Hugh: Do I understand right that this important discussion group and resource will be unavailable after the 18th of this month? Already, many of the links on...
Susan Many of the links on the website do not work because it has hardly been updated since 2005. Presumably, because most of the 362 signed up members of the...
http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2011/06/12/oostory.asp?sid=20110614_04&imid=cocnut.jpg&dt=%5BJune%2014%202011%5D In a bid to find solutions for bacterial...
