Tuesday, 31 March 2020

PRO/PL> Citrus canker - Iraq: 1st report

Other Plant Disease -- Iraq
In Iraq, citrus canker (_Xanthomonas citri_ pv. _citri_ - EPPO A1 List) was detected on tangerine (_Citrus reticulata_), lemon (_Citrus limon_), and sweet orange (_Citrus sinensis_) from different orchards in Diyala, Baghdad and Babylon Governorates.
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[Citrus canker (CC) is caused by the bacteria _Xanthomonas axonopodis_ pathovar _citri_ (Xac; synonyms _X. campestris_ pv. _citri_, _X. citri_) or _X. a._ pv. _aurantifolii_ (Xaa),

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7163816&promed&0

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