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Compared above is a healthy tree and segment (left) to a tree infected and containing a canker. Apple canker, caused by the fungus Neonectria galligena formerly Nectria galligena. [2] Ash bacterial canker, now understood to be caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas savastanoi, rather than Pseudomonas syringae.
Bacterial diseases; Bacterial canker and blast Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae: Bacterial spot Xanthomonas pruni = X. arboricola pv. ... Cherry mottle leaf
Pseudomonas syringae is a rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacterium with polar flagella.As a plant pathogen, it can infect a wide range of species, and exists as over 50 different pathovars, [2] all of which are available to researchers from international culture collections such as the NCPPB, ICMP, and others.
Canker-induced gummosis on a Tibetan cherry. Gummosis is the formation of patches of a gummy substance on the surface of certain plants, particularly fruit trees. [1] This occurs when sap oozes from wounds or cankers as a reaction to outside stimuli such as adverse weather conditions, infections, insect problems, or mechanical damage.
The bacteria are said to be readily dispersed by splashed rain and wind and the quantity of X. axonopodis declines after the first event of wind-blown rain dispersal. Apart from that, the bacteria also favor warm weather. The cases of citrus canker are more acute in areas that receive high rainfall and have high mean temperature, such as Florida.
The factors that determine whether or not cankers become active are not well known, but it is thought that cankers found on larger or older tree limbs are more likely to become active. [6] Honeybees and other insects are attracted to this ooze and can spread bacteria to susceptible tissue, such as flower stigmata. [7]
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Viruses, bacteria, and the spores and hyphae of fungi can still enter the plant through injuries or through the natural openings in the epidermis, such as stomata. Once a pathogen invades, the plant mounts a chemical attack as a second line of defense that destroys the pathogens and prevents their spread from the site of infection.