EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 03 - 1993 Num. article: 1993/42

Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri present in Iran


Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri (EPPO A1 pest) has been found in Iran. The pathogen was found on Mexican lime (Citrus aurantiifolia) in Kahnouj, province of Kerman in 1989.

Sources

Alizadeh, A.; Rahimian, H. (1990) Citrus canker in Kerman Province.
Iranian Journal of Plant Pathology 26, 42.