• First report of Xylella fastidiosa infecting coffee in Costa Rica 

      Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Obando Jiménez, Juan José; Villalobos Muller, William; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Rivera Herrero, Carmen (2001-09)
      In 1995, severe symptoms were observed on ‘Caturra’ and ‘Catuaí’ coffee (Coffea arabica L.) varieties in farms in the southern part of the Central Valley in Costa Rica. Symptoms were reduced leaf size, malformation of ...
    • Isolation and molecular characterization of Xylella fastidiosa from coffee plants in Costa Rica 

      Aguilar Alvarez, Estela Yamileth; Rodríguez Solís, Carlos Mario; Garita Salazar, Laura Cristina; Villalobos Muller, William; Moreira Carmona, Lisela; Hartung, John; Rivera Herrero, Carmen; Montero Astúa, Mauricio; Chacón Díaz, Carlos (2008-10)
      Coffee plants exhibiting a range of symptoms including mild to severe curling of leaf margins, chlorosis and deformation of leaves, stunting of plants, shortening of internodes, and dieback of branches have been reported ...