EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 10 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/09

Resistance of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria to pesticides


Surveys in the USA showed that Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (EPPO A2 pest) has developed resistant strains to copper and streptomycin.  63% out of 70 sampled strains were copper resistant and 30% resistant to streptomycin.


Sources

Ritchie, D.F.; Dittapongpitch, V. (1991) Copper- and streptomycin-resistant strains and host differentiated races of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria in North Carolina.
Plant Disease 75, 733-736.