A Fasciated Disease of Sophora japonica Associated with Mycoplasma-Like Organisms

An observation on the fascited disease of Sophora japonica L.was conducted in Beijing,China.Branch apex fasciation and intensive proliferation of leaf are the symptoms of the disease.Pleomorphical mycoplasma-like organisms were detected by electron microscopy in the sieve elements of the phloem as well as in some parenchyma cells of the fasciated plants,but they did not appear in normal plants.