Schuster, G.


Publications
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First Report of “Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum” on Field Tomatoes in the United States

Citation
French-Monar et al. (2010). Plant Disease 94 (4)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
In August 2008, 30% of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants in plots in Lubbock County, Texas showed yellowing, lateral stem dieback, upward leaf curling, enlargement of stems, adventitious roots, and swollen nodes. Yellowing in leaves was similar to that seen with zebra chip disease (ZC) of potato that was confirmed in a potato field 112 km away in July 2008 and was associated with a ‘Candidatus Liberibacter’ species (1), similar to findings earlier in 2008 in New Zealand and California (2,3).