First Report of Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae, the Causal Agent of Bacterial Canker of Kiwifruit in Slovenia

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 98; no. 11; p. 1578
• Main Authors: Dreo, T, Pirc, M, Ravnikar, M, Žežlina, I, Poliakoff, F, Rivoal, C, Nice, F, Cunty, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2014

In May 2013, 20 plants in a production orchard of kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) cv. Hayward in the seaside area of Primorska showed small, angular, coalescing necrotic leaf spots and cankers on green shoots. In the following 2 weeks, disease progressed to wilting and shoot dieback with exudates. S...