Investigation of Blueberry Stunt Disease in Arkansas. M. J. Gocio, Graduate Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701. J. L. Dale, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701. Plant Dis. 66:244-245. Accepted for publication 2 June 1981. Copyright 1982 American Phytopathological Society. DOI: 10.1094/PD-66-244.

Electron microscopic examination of cultivated and wild blueberry plants exhibiting stunt symptoms in northwest Arkansas revealed that many contained mycoplasmalike organisms. Surveys in one commercial field indicated approximately 2.0% stunt-infected plants. Aniline blue staining of tissue and fluorescence microscopy were useful for distinguishing between stunt-infected and healthy plants.

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