Sanchez-Peña, Sergio R.


Publications
2

‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’ Infection of Physalis ixocarpa Brot. (Solanales: Solanaceae) in Saltillo, Mexico

Citation
Reyes Corral et al. (2021). Plant Disease 105 (9)
Names
“Liberibacter solanacearum”
Abstract
The potato psyllid Bactericera cockerelli (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae) is a pest of solanaceous crops (order Solanales), including potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) and tomato (S. lycopersicum L.). Feeding by high populations of nymphs causes psyllid yellows while adults and nymphs are vectors of the plant pathogen ‘Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum’. Foliar symptoms that were consistent with either ‘Ca. L. solanacearum’ infection or psyllid yellows were observed in 2019 on tomatillo (Physalis