Open AccessField Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures
Author(s) -
Mongi Zekri,
Holly Chamberlain,
Pete Timmer,
Pamela D. Roberts,
R. M. C. Muchovej
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-pp136-2005
Subject(s) - citrus canker , twig , canker , horticulture , xanthomonas citri , biology , xanthomonas , human decontamination , infestation , pathogen , medicine , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , pathology
Citrus canker, caused by a bacterial pathogen Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri, is a serious disease of most citrus varieties. The disease causes necrotic lesions on leaves, stems, and fruit (Figure 1 and Figure 2). Severe infestation can cause defoliation, premature fruit drop, twig dieback, general tree decline, and very bad blemishes on fruit. Trees infected with citrus canker become weak, unproductive, and unprofitable. This document is PP-214, one of a series of the Plant Pathology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2005.
PP-214/PP136: Field Identification of Citrus Canker Symptoms and Decontamination Procedures (ufl.edu)