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Canker: Xanthomonas campestris pv citri

Symptoms

  • Acid lime, lemon and grapefruit are affected. Rare on sweet oranges and mandarins.
  • Affects leaf, twig and fruits. In canker, leaves are not distorted.
  • Lesions are typically circular with yellow halo; appear on both sides of leaf, severe in acid lime (difference from scab) When lesions are produced on twigs, they are girdled and die.
  • On fruits, canker lesions reduce market value.

Management

  • Streptomycin sulphate 500-1000 ppm; or Phytomycin 2500 ppm or Copper oxychloride 0.2% at fortnight intervals.
  • Control leaf miner when young flush is produced.
  • Prune badly infected twigs before the onset of monsoon
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