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- Title
Modelling the progress of Asiatic citrus canker on Tahiti lime in relation to temperature and leaf wetness.
- Authors
R. Christiano; M. Dalla Pria; W. Jesus Junior; L. Amorim; A. Bergamin Filho
- Abstract
Abstract The combined effect of temperature (15°C, 20°C, 25°C, 30°C, 35°C, 40°C and 42°C) and leaf wetness duration (0, 4, 8 12, 16, 20 and 24 h) on infection and development of Asiatic citrus canker (Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri) on Tahiti lime plant was examined in growth chambers. No disease developed at 42°C and zero hours of leaf wetness. Periods of leaf wetness as short as 4 h were sufficient for citrus canker infection. However, a longer leaf duration wetness (24 h) did not result in much increase in the incidence of citrus canker, but led to twice the number of lesions and four times the disease severity. Temperature was the greatest factor influencing disease development. At optimum temperatures (25–35°C), there was 100% disease incidence. Maximum disease development was observed at 30–35°C, with up to a 12-fold increase in lesion density, a 10-fold increase in lesion size and a 60-fold increase in disease severity.
- Subjects
CITRUS canker; PERSIAN lime; EFFECT of temperature on plants; EFFECT of water levels on plants; LEAF physiology; BACTERIAL diseases of plants; BACTERIAL growth; GROWTH cabinets &; rooms
- Publication
European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2009, Vol 124, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0929-1873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10658-008-9389-8