the P1/P7 primers followed by AluI-digestion of the PCR
amplicons (Janke et al. 2007). Sequence information on
P. hysterophorus phytoplasma of Ethiopia which belongs to
the peanut witches’-broom (16Sr II) group (‘Ca. phytoplasma
aurantifolia’) is also available in GenBank database
(DQ286574). Association in India of a ‘Candidatus
phytoplasma asteris’ (16SrI) group member with virescence
and witches’-broom on P. hysterophorus is a first report.