Data of 16S rRNA gene amplicon-based metagenomic signatures of arecanut rhizosphere soils in Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD) endemic region of India.

ABSTRACT: Arecanut (Areca catechu L.) is an important plantation crop cultivated predominantly in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal, and Maharashtra in an area of 5.19 lakh ha, with Karnataka State alone accounting for about 68.41% of the area and 79.97% of production. Arecanut production has recently been hampered due to environmental and disease pressures, especially the escalating incidence of Yellow Leaf Disease (YLD). The involvement of phytoplasma as the etiological agent of YLD has been reported. Symptoms include yellowing at the tip of leaflets of two or three fronds of the outer most whorl which gradually spreads to the inner whorl of leaves. As the disease progresses, the entire crown becomes yellow leaving only the spear leaf green. In severe cases, the aff

SUBMITTER: Paulraj S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551408 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature