Other Plant Disease -- Italy
In Italy, _Pantoea stewartii_ (EPPO A2 List) was detected during official surveys carried out in maize (_Zea mays_) fields in Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. In June 2017, a total of 8-10 symptomatic leaves were sampled from 1-5 maize plants growing in the same field (sample size varied according to the plant size). In August 2017, the identity of the bacterium was confirmed in symptomatic leaf samples.
Further surveys are being carried out to determine the distribution of the bacterium in
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5690019&promed&0
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