Forest Pathology (2000) 30, 19-27

Y. Sakamoto, Y. Takikawa, Y. Takao and K. Sasaki (2000)
Bacterial canker of Maackia amurensis var. buergeri caused by a putative Pseudomonas syringae
Forest Pathology 30 (1), 19-27
Abstract: A new disease of Maackia amurensis var. buergeri was recently found on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. Affected trees were heavily damaged and had cankers on both trunks and branches. After natural infection, a series of swellings on the bark surface developed longitudinally. These swellings burst and coalesced to become long cankers. It is proposed that the disease be designated 'bacterial canker of Maackia'. The causal pathogen was isolated and characterized tentatively as Pseudomonas syringae on the basis of laboratory tests. Pathogenicity of the bacterium was confirmed by inoculation into the host.
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Database assignments for author(s): Yuichi Takikawa

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Pseudomonas syringae	Maackia (crop)	Japan