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Vegetable Crops Pt1
... Bacterial Blights: Halo Blight (bacterium - Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola); Common Blight (bacterium - Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli): Plants infected with the halo blight bacterium form greenish-yellow ... See Root Knot Nematodes). Southern Blight: (See Southern Blight.) CABBAGE, CAULIFLOWER, BRUSSEL SPROUTS, AND BROCCOLI Brassica spp. Black Rot (bacterium - Xanthomonas campestris pv. ...
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APSnet Education Center - Introductory Topics - Plant Disease Management
... such as the removal of apple or pear branches infected by the fire blight bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) or pruning to remove blister rust cankers (caused by Cronartium ribicola) ... nonpathogenic (i.e., non-tumor-producing) bacterium Agrobacterium radiobacter to fruit trees before planting to prevent infection by the crown gall bacterium (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) (see Crown gall disease lesson ...
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Managing Fireblight in Southwest Michigan Apple Orchards
... files Fire blight is a serious disease of apples and pears. It is a perennial problem for Southwest Michigan Apple Growers. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium harmless to humans. Fire blight ... in one orchard in Van Buren County in 1990, streptomycin-resistant strains of the fire blight bacterium (Erwinia amylovora) have been detected throughout Van Buren County and, beginning in 2000, in some ...
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Control of Fire Blight on Fruit Trees
... have led to an increased number of fire blight reports in some areas of Saskatchewan. Fire blight is a serious and potentially lethal ... oozing from diseased twigs. This liquid is highly charged with the bacterium which causes the disease, and transfer of even minute traces ... healthy ones. Drying does not seriously reduce the viability of the bacterium, as it will dry and lay dormant for long periods ...
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Fire Blight of Apples, Crabapples and Pears, HYG-3002-94
... later dries out and shrivels into mummies. Causal Organism Fire blight is caused by the bacterium, Erwinia amylovora. The fire blight bacteria overwinter in living tissue at the margins of ... bloom. Commercial growers should consider following a recommended spray program for fire blight. Sprays for fire blight control are generally not recommended for backyard growers. Instead, backyard growers ...
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Vegetable Crops pt 2
... related crops. Powdery mildew is the most serious disease of English peas in Texas. Bacterial Blight (bacterium - Pseudomonas syringae pv. pisi): The bac- terium attacks all parts of the plant. Infected stems ... or water-soaked. Young infected pods drop prematurely. Well formed pods become water-soaked. The bacterium is seed-borne. Rain or irrigation water is necessary for movement of the organism. ...
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APSnet Education Center - Plant Disease Lessons - Fire blight of apple and pear
... Plant Health Instructor. DOI: 10.1094/PHI-I-2000-0726-01 Updated, 2005. DISEASE: Fire blight of apple and pear PATHOGEN: Erwinia amylovora HOSTS: Apple, pear, several rosaceous ornamentals Author Kenneth ... the first bacterium proven to be a pathogen of plants. Today, fire blight is an important disease of apples and pears in many parts of the world. Pear shoot with fire blight. (Courtesy ...
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Fire Blight Links
... in the New World. Fire blight is a perennial problem for Southwest Michigan Apple Growers. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium which is harmless to humans. Fire blight attacks all the tissues of ... prune out fire blight cankers in the dormant period. Prune out fire blight. If you already have fire blight in your orchards see Fighting Fire Blight. I have posted Pictures of Fire blight Symptoms, which ...
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Bacterial blight of cotton
... Plant Pathology Extension Specialist Bacterial blight of cotton (also called angular leaf spot) is an important and potentially destructive bacterial disease. The disease is caused by a bacterium, Xanthomonas campestris pv. ... causing the portions to die above the canker. A white waxy crust containing the bacterium may form on old leaf spots or cankers. Bolls may become infected causing boll ...
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Fire Blight of Ornamentals
... Blight of Ornamentals Author: Mary Ann Hansen, Extension Plant Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology and Weed Science, Virginia Tech Publication Number: 450-610, Posted May 2000 Fire blight, caused by the bacterium ... . Chemical Control Chemical control is not generally recommended for fire blight in home landscape situations. In commercial operations, chemical control consists of ...
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