First Report of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri causing Citrus Canker on lime in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

• Published in: Plant disease
• Main Authors: Amancio, Lucas, Baia, Ana Dulce Botelho, Souza, Elineide B, Sales Júnior, Rui, Negreiros, Andreia Mitsa Paiva, Balbino, Valdir Queiroz, Gama, Marco Aurélio Siqueira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Fruit; Prokaryotes; Crop Type; Pathogen detection; Causal Agent; Epidemiology; Subject Areas; disease warning systems; tree fruits

Citrus canker caused by subsp. is one of the most important citrus diseases in the world (Gottwald et al. 2002), mainly for citrus-producing countries with humid sub-tropical regions such as United States, Argentina, and Brazil, where losses may be significant (Behlau et al. 2020). In the state of R...