Current status of bacterial canker spread on kiwifruit in Italy

By G. Balestra, A. Mazzaglia, A. Quattrucci, M. Renzi, A. Rossetti. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 2009

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A survey of kiwifruit orchards in central and northern Italy during 2007–2008 consistently detected serious damage caused by bacterial canker. The causal agent, Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, was repeatedly isolated from diseased plants, mainly Actinidia chinensis Pl. cultivars. Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae was identified by morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics as well as molecular analyses. Disease severity, varietal susceptibility, trade implications and control strategies are discussed.

Subfields: Cell Biology, Plant Science

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• First report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae causing kiwifruit bacterial canker in New Zealand (2011, unknown): “The epidemic affecting ‘Hort16A’ in Italy was caused by a strain that appeared to be more virulent than a strain reported in 1994 (Scortichini 1994; Balestra et al. 2009; Ferrante and Scortichini 2010).”