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Occurrence, Associated Symptoms, and Potential Insect Vectors Of The Ash Yellows Phytoplasma in Iowa, U.S.

Christopher J. Feeley, Elwood R. Hart, Janette R. Thompson and Thomas C. Harrington
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) November 2001, 27 (6) 331-340; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2001.037
Christopher J. Feeley
1Department of Forestry
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Elwood R. Hart
1Department of Forestry
3Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, U.S. 50011
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Janette R. Thompson
1Department of Forestry
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Thomas C. Harrington
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2Department of Plant Pathology
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