Nolte, P.


Publications
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First Report of Zebra Chip Disease and “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” on Potatoes in Idaho

Citation
Crosslin et al. (2012). Plant Disease 96 (3)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
In September 2011, potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tubers graded in a packing facility in south-central Idaho were observed with internal discolorations suggestive of zebra chip disease (ZC). Symptoms were observed in 1 to 2% of tubers of cv. Russet Norkotah and included brown spots and streaks especially in and near the vascular tissue. Some tubers also showed a dark and sunken stolon attachment typical of ZC (1). Initially, tissue samples were taken from seven symptomatic tubers and tested by P