Grapevine bacterial canker in the State of São Paulo, Brazil: detection and eradication

Symptoms of bacterial canker of grapevine in the variety Red Globe were observed in August 2009 in an orchard at Tupi Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil, and the causal agent Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola was identified by pathological and molecular tests. Eradication procedure was adopted and approximately 4,700 plants were destroyed. A survey was conducted on grape-producing regions in the state of Sao Paulo, which found no other contaminated orchard, and this bacterial species is considered absent in the state.

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Main Authors: Rodrigues Neto,Júlio, Destéfano,Suzete A.L., Rodrigues,Lucas M.R., Pelloso,Danilo Souza, Oliveira Júnior,Leonardo da Cruz
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatologia 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1982-56762011000100006
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Summary:Symptoms of bacterial canker of grapevine in the variety Red Globe were observed in August 2009 in an orchard at Tupi Paulista, São Paulo State, Brazil, and the causal agent Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola was identified by pathological and molecular tests. Eradication procedure was adopted and approximately 4,700 plants were destroyed. A survey was conducted on grape-producing regions in the state of Sao Paulo, which found no other contaminated orchard, and this bacterial species is considered absent in the state.