EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 08 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/08

Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria in Cuba


Xantomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (EPPO A2 list) is present in the provinces of La Habana and Sancti Spiritus of Cuba. It can be found on tomato as well as sweet pepper.
Inoculation tests showed that several wild plants supported the bacterium without showing symptoms.


Sources

Amat, Z.; Larringa, L.; Valdivia, M. (1989) Survival of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria in soil.
Ciencia y Técnica en la Agricultura v. 12, No. 2, 7-20.
Amat, Z.; Larringa, L.; Montero, N. (1989) Study of the Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria host range.
Ciencia y Técnica en la Agricultura v. 12, No. 2, 33-42.