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Cuneiform blight‐a new bacterial disease of Tanier spinach
Author(s) -
ROMEIRO R. S.,
SOUZA R. M.,
MUCHOVEJ J. J.,
FRIGO P. J. G.,
KIMURA O.
Publication year - 1988
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.1365-3059.1988.tb02119.x
Subject(s) - spinach , biology , blight , leafy vegetables , leafy , araceae , botany , bacterial disease , cuneiform , horticulture , microbiology and biotechnology , ecology , history , ancient history
Tanier spinach ( Xanthosoma brasiliense , Araceae) is a common leafy vegetable in south‐eastern Brazil. A cuneiform leaf blight which started at the edges of leaves and resulted in complete leaf decay has recently been observed. The causal agent was identified as Pseudomonas cichorii. This appears to be the first report of the disease.