Xylella Fastidiosa Diseases and Their Leafhopper Vectors

As its name implies, Xylella fastidiosa is a fastidious (hard to culture), bacterium that resides in the plant xylem tissue. It is vectored (spread) almost exclusively by xylem feeding leafhoppers. Strains of this bacterium are the causal agent of phony peach disease (PPD), plum leaf scald, Pierce&...

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Main Authors: Russell F. Mizell, Peter C. Andersen, Christopher Tipping, Brent Brodbeck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-01-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109182
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Summary:As its name implies, Xylella fastidiosa is a fastidious (hard to culture), bacterium that resides in the plant xylem tissue. It is vectored (spread) almost exclusively by xylem feeding leafhoppers. Strains of this bacterium are the causal agent of phony peach disease (PPD), plum leaf scald, Pierce's disease (PD) of grapes, citrus variegated chlorosis (CVC), and leaf scorch of almond, coffee, elm, oak, oleander pear, and sycamore. Diseases caused by X.Fastidiosa are most prevalent in the southeastern United States, but may also occur in California, southern Ontario, and the southern midwestern states. This document is ENY-683, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: October 2003. ENY-683/IN174: Xylella Fastidiosa Diseases and Their Leafhopper Vectors (ufl.edu)
ISSN:2576-0009