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Aster yellows | Squash
HOST:Squash
HOST (LATIN):Cucurbita sp.
PATHOGEN:Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris
SYNONYM:Phytoplasma Aster yellows group
SOURCE:S. Miller
Diagnostic characteristics for the disease are yellowing of young leaves, proliferation of secondary shoots, and rigid erect habit. Leaves are misshapen and smaller than normal and have stiff, thick laminae.
