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Bacteria

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Prevalence Of Copper Resistance Among Foliar Bacterial Pathogens Of Tomato In Tennessee, Jonathon Thomas Mixon May 2012

Prevalence Of Copper Resistance Among Foliar Bacterial Pathogens Of Tomato In Tennessee, Jonathon Thomas Mixon

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Foliar bacterial diseases are among the most important diseases of tomato. Bacterial spot is caused by four species: Xanthomonas euvesicatoria, X. vesicatoria, X. perforans, and X. gardneri, hereafter referred to as Xanthomonas spp. Bacterial speck is caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato and bacterial canker is caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis. Fixed copper products are relied upon extensively for control, due to a lack of effective and economical alternatives. Copper resistance in bacterial spot and speck pathogens has been reported worldwide. Copper resistance quite likely exists in Tennessee, but the extent has never been …