Claim · model-written summary
Xylella was detected in seed and dissected seed parts.
- Interactor
- X. fastidiosa
Xylella fastidiosae0pathogen - Outcome
- in the seed and in dissected seed partse0
Not reportedTaxonMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
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Verbatim
e0“X. fastidiosa was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in all main fruit vascular bundles, as well as in the seed and in dissected seed parts”
Title
Presence of Xylella fastidiosa in Sweet Orange Fruit and Seeds and Its Transmission to Seedlings
W.-B. Li; W. D. Pria; P. M. Lacava; et al. Phytopathology 2003. doi:10.1094/phyto.2003.93.8.953
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Xylella was detected in fruit vascular bundles.
- Observation Infected seeds had no visible abnormalities.
- Observation Infected embryos weighed 25% less than healthy embryos.
- Observation Infected seeds had lower germination than uninfected seeds.
- Observation Infected sweet orange seeds contained about 2,500 Xylella cells.
- Observation Xylella was detected and recovered from seedlings.
- Observation Xylella was transmitted from seeds to sweet orange seedlings.