Phytoplasmas have been reported on diverse plant species in India, including cereals,
pulses, vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, palms, sugarcane, oil crops, cotton, medicinal plants,
and wild trees. More than 100 new plant species were identified as natural hosts to 11
phytoplasma groups in the past decade. Brinjal little leaf, sesame phyllody, tomato big bud,
sugarcane grassy shoot and white leaf, coconut root wilt, and areca nut leaf yellows are the
foremost important diseases reported in India. These diseases are related to strains of 'Ca …