EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vesicatoria (no longer in use)(XANTAV)

Distribution details in Antigua and Barbuda

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1998: Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (1998/214) : O'Garro (1998) Plant Disease 82, 864-870 gives details on races, their abundance, distribution, aggressiveness and prospects for control.

On the basis of currently available information, the pathogen may be X. vesicatoria, or X. euvesicatoria, or both.
References
* O'Garro, L.W.; (1998) Bacterial spot of tomato and pepper on four East Caribbean islands: races, their abundance, distribution, aggressiveness, and prospects for control. Plant Disease, 82(8), 864-870.