TY - BOOK AU - Mccoy,R.E. AU - Norris,R.C. AU - Vieyra,G. AU - Delgado,S. TI - Lethal yellowing disease of coconut palms KW - COCOS NUCIFERA KW - MYCOPLASMATACEAE KW - COCONUTS KW - DISEASES KW - FATTY OIL PLANTS KW - GEOGRAPHY KW - LETHAL YELLOWING KW - OIL PLANTS KW - OILSEED PLANTS KW - PLANT PATHOLOGY N2 - The confirmation of this disease in Mexico in Jan. 1982 is also the first report of its presence in a coconut-growing area of mainland Central America. Sieve tube elements of the phloem from affected palms contained mycoplasma-like organisms. In CancĂșn approx. 20 percent of the coconut palms died in one year, most having symptoms of lethal yellowing. This outbreak poses a serious threat to commercial coconut production in the Yucatan Peninsula UR - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1atpyaO8P-QNMuHieCK9cwDKUUYYUysPk/view?usp=drivesdk ER -