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Fireblight in Hawthorn in England and Denmark
Author(s) -
BILLING EVE,
BECHANDERSEN J.,
LELLIOTT R. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
plant pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.928
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-3059
pISSN - 0032-0862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3059.1974.tb01837.x
Subject(s) - biology , pear , shoot , canker , pathogen , botany , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology
SUMMARY Hawthorn is a common reservoir of the fireblight pathogen in England and Denmark. As in other hosts, the pathogen may overwinter in infected shoots, twigs and branches. Symptoms of canker, shoot and blossom infections are similar to those described for pear and apple. Eradication of fireblight in hawthorn is not a practical possibility in either country and alternative means for containing the disease are discussed.