Open AccessCROP ALERT: A Citrus Canker Fact Sheet for Homeowners
Author(s) -
Holly Chamberlain,
Pamela D. Roberts,
L. W. Timmer,
Kuang-Ren Chung,
Mongi Zekri
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-pp116-2003
Subject(s) - citrus canker , canker , xanthomonas citri , xanthomonas , biology , crop , agriculture , pathogen , horticulture , agronomy , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics
Citrus canker (CC) is caused by the bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri. The pathogen enters host tissues through wounds and natural openings called stomata. It is a serious disease of all citrus and some citrus relatives. This document is PP194, one of a series of the Plant Pathology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Insitute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original Publication Date: September 2001. Reviewed: June 2003.
PP194/PP116: Homeowner Fact Sheet: Citrus Canker (ufl.edu)